Chronic Lyme Disease Case Definition

Chronic Lyme Disease Case Definition

The next time people snicker at the notion you’re vying for attention by feigning chronic illness be sure they are aware of the recent case definition of Chronic Lyme Disease, then inquire if they’ve been screened for possible exposure. Following the publication of this collaborative effort, patients who develop symptoms in spite of antibiotic therapy, … Read more

Chronic Lyme Disease: a Case Definition at Last

For years, Lyme disease patients with chronic symptoms have been denied care because there was no formal recognition of their disease. Now for the first time researchers from the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS) have published a groundbreaking case definition of chronic Lyme disease in the prestigious medical journal Chronic Diseases International.

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