Insane Lyme Disease Situation

Music by Lifeformed Music inspired by R Prince, performed by Chubbyemu These cases are patients who I, or my colleagues have seen. They are de-identified and many instances have been presented in more depth in an academic setting. These videos are not individual medical advice and are for general educational purposes only. I do not give medical advice over the internet. References: Man with Confusion, Fatigue, and Garbled Speech. N Engl J Med 2020;383:1578-1586. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33053289/ Humans infected with relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22000350/ Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Borrelia miyamotoi sp. nov., isolated from the ixodid tick Ixodes persulcatus, the vector for Lyme disease in Japan. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7547303/ In search of encephalitis etiologies: diagnostic challenges in the California Encephalitis Project, 1998–2000. Clin Infect Dis 2003;36:731-742. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12627357/ Incidence, aetiology, and sequelae of viral meningitis in UK adults: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis 2018;18:992-1003. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30153934/ CNS vasculitis: an approach to differential diagnosis and management. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2018;20:37-37. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29846828/ West Nile virus central nervous system infection in patients treated with rituximab: implications for diagnosis and prognosis, with a review of literature. Open Forum Infect Dis 2015;2(4):ofv136-ofv136. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26576450/ Case report: persistently seronegative neuroborreliosis in an immunocompromised patient. BMC Infect Dis 2018;18:362-362. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30071836/ Meningoencephalitis from Borrelia miyamotoi in an immunocompromised patient. N Engl J Med 2013;368:240-245. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23323900/ CDC Lyme Disease Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/prevention/index.html