Health Issues Associated to Lyme
Information in this section includes:
Differential Diagnosis:
The ability of borrelia to invade every organ in the body, and the widespread inflammation induced, means that the symptoms related to Lyme disease are wide and varied. This is one of the underlying reasons that Lyme has been misdiagnosed as multiple diseases.
Other Disorders/ Diseases that Lyme has been Misdiagnosed as, therefore would be beneficial in considering Lyme in the Differential Diagnosis.
This section is one that will be added to as time permits. As can be seen below there is many diseases that Lyme has been misdiagnosed as. The intent is to provide a wide range of abstracts to disorders/diseases that Lyme has been misdiagnosed as/associated with. Thank you for your patience.
Brain/Nerve Disorders
Eye / Occular
Manifestations include: pain, visual impairment, photophobia, myodesospia, diplopia, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, ocular adnexa inflammation, neuro-ophthalmological alterations. Rarer symptoms include: branch central retinal vein occlusion, blindness.
Manifestations include: pain, visual impairment, photophobia, myodesospia, diplopia, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, ocular adnexa inflammation, neuro-ophthalmological alterations. Rarer symptoms include: branch central retinal vein occlusion, blindness.
Intracranial Hypertension / Constant Headaches
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), "sometimes called by the older names benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) or pseudotumor cerebri (PTC), is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure (pressure around the brain) in the absence of a tumor or other diseases. The main symptoms are headache, nausea, and vomiting, as well as pulsatile tinnitus (buzzing in the ears synchronous with the pulse), double vision and other visual symptoms. If untreated, it may lead to swelling of the optic disc in the eye, which can progress to vision loss
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), "sometimes called by the older names benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) or pseudotumor cerebri (PTC), is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure (pressure around the brain) in the absence of a tumor or other diseases. The main symptoms are headache, nausea, and vomiting, as well as pulsatile tinnitus (buzzing in the ears synchronous with the pulse), double vision and other visual symptoms. If untreated, it may lead to swelling of the optic disc in the eye, which can progress to vision loss
Heart Problems
Heart / Cardiac Manifestations Cardiovascular manifestations include: fluctuating degrees of atrioventricular (AV) block, acute myopericarditis, ventricular dysfunction, rarely cardiomegaly or fatal pericarditis. Myocarditis, cardiomyopathy and degenerative valvular disease.
Skin Disorders
Skin Disorders that may be associated with Lyme disease include: Pityriasis Rosea