According to this med school, Lyme is a chronic and progressive disease leading to joint and neurological problems.
Also, ACA (acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans) is a late skin manifestation of chronic Lyme. Doesn't say it's only a feature of European Lyme.
Am I crazy or does this say generally the same thing as this forum. If so, why do the inf dis drs and the ins cos say the opposite?
Posted by TerryK (Member # 8552) on :
They seem to say that it is chronic and progressive with exacerbations and remissions but since this is just a brief outline of the subject, it is hard to tell exactly what they mean - do they mean this is the case in untreated lyme disease or is this the case even after the infection is treated?
I'd love to see more information about how this is presented in the class.
It might be worth writing to the professor to get more info.
Thanks for posting.
Terry
Posted by SouthernCO (Member # 11167) on :
Thanks, Terryk:
I guess I misunderstood the IDSA's treatment guidelines for long-term Lyme, previously treated or not. I thought they denied that the bacteria can live in the body after the infection, but that the iinfection can cause long term symptoms.
Sorry but it's very common that I misunderstand things as my condition deteriorates. Are you saying that the IDSA's position is that chronic Lyme can exist in untreated Lyme?
I'm one that was ignored and untreated more than 15 years ago.
Thanks again, Dave
Posted by METALLlC BLUE (Member # 6628) on :
They're talking about untreated Infection which has progressed to Tertiary Lyme Disease (Third Stage).
This is not regarding persistent infection post-antibiotic therapy.