I have lots of symptoms that are lyme related. Recently saw a rheumologist for arthritis and he tested for all the autoimmune diseases. The only 2 positives have been HLA B27 and band 41 IgG (Western Blot). Could it be lyme/coinfection?
Posted by SForsgren (Member # 7686) on :
I am not as familiar with B27 with regards to Lyme, but there are some details on it here:
To my knowledge, it isn't directly related to Lyme.
Posted by seekhelp (Member # 15067) on :
Ankylosing Spondalitis is what it means.
Posted by bpeck (Member # 3235) on :
Your Dr. checked your tissue type.. see the reference below for the difinition of tissue typing. Some Drs. think that some lyme symptoms, and the way you respond the abx (or don't respond) is related to your specific tissue type. Ask your Dr. to explain.. Barb
REFERENCE> Tissue typing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNov 22, 2008 ... Tissue typing is a procedure in which the tissues of a prospective donor and recipient are tested for compatibility prior to transplantation ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue_typing - 21k