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Lyme Disease TypesLyme Disease InfoLyme disease was first discovered in the United States in 1975 by Dr. Allen Steere, following a rather mysterious outbreak of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis near the community of Lyme, Connecticut. Following the discovery, reports of this disease have increased dramatically, to the point where Lyme disease today is the most prevalent tick-borne illness in the United States. In regards to possible different types of Lyme disease, there are really only those considered which are often diagnosed mistakenly to those who actually do have Lyme disease. The causative agent of Lyme disease was first identified in 1982, and the disease itself varies widely in its appearance. There are many possible physical symptoms, such as rash, flu-like symptoms, neurologic, arthritic, and cardiac manifestations - to name a few. Although there are technically no other literal types of Lyme disease, there are however other clinical types of Lyme disease such as Lyme arthritis and neuroborreliosis. If you are diagnosed as having Lyme arthritis, it is most likely that your health care provider will treat you with oral antibiotics. Of course, there are always different paths if the arthritis is classified as being more severe. In this case, you may be given ceftriaxone or penicillin intravenously. Usually Lyme arthritis will fade within a few weeks or months following the prescribed antibiotic treatment. In regards to Lyme neuroborreliosis, it has been named 'the great simulator', in that all patients have the pain factor in common. Soon after the onset of the pain, a neurological problem begins to become clearly more obvious. Symptoms such as headache, photophobia, extreme fatigue, memory troubles, and emotional ability are most commonly reported at this point. There were reports of cranial nerves, and the sixth and seventh nerve palsy as well. In consideration of the fact that Lyme neuroborreliosis is a 'simulator', in that it simulates or comes off to the practitioner as various other diagnoses, most of them completely common, it can often take quite a while for a patient to be properly diagnosed of having this condition. In regards to diagnosing neuroborreliosis in children, this is even more difficult. This is due to the fact that the symptoms in children with this disorder are different than those in adults, and the symptoms in children more closely resembles that of meningitis - mild neck stiffness, headache. Chronic neurborreliosis remains today as the most primary Lyme diagnostic challenge for the practitioner. Filed under: Lyme Disease Types |
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