Symptoms of Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is a serious bacterial infection caused by a tick bite and affects humans and animals.

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Lists of Lyme disease symptoms
Symptoms of Lyme disease
  • The initial rash of Lyme disease (erythema [chronicum] migrans)
    MEDLINE - The initial rash of Lyme disease (erythema [chronicum] migrans)
    Pictures of "initial" rash of Lyme disease (erythema [chronicum] migrans)
  • Objective symptoms, other than rash, and Lyme disease (i.e., symptoms that a doctor could see or measure
    MEDLINE - Objective symptoms, other than rash, and Lyme disease
  • "Non-objective" symptoms/conditions and Lyme disease (i.e., symptoms that a doctor might not see, believe, measure or might ascribe to a different disease/condition
    •  Articles on symptoms of Lyme disease
    See also

    For more information on Lyme disease

    Symptoms of Lyme Disease

    Lists of Lyme disease symptoms

    LDF -- Dr. Burrascano's Treatment Guidelines - Symptom Checklist at bottom
    LDRC: Symptoms of Lyme
    LA: Checklist of Lyme Disease Symptoms
    Denise Lang's List of Symptoms
    Symptoms of Lyme disease - Dr Burrascano plus
    A Quick Lyme Disease Symptom Checklist - Don Chinnici, 26 May 99
    Psychological Symptoms of Lyme [Denise Lang - Coping with Lyme Disease]
    Some Symptoms of Lyme Disease by Cathy Morrissey
    Symptoms of Lyme Disease, Martin Steinbeck, 08/21/1997


    Symptoms of Lyme disease

    MEDLINE - symptoms, clinical manifestations, etc. [in Title] and human AND LD - 83 on 6Mar00
    MEDLINE - symptoms, clinical manifestations, etc. and human AND LD - 937 on 6 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - symptoms, clinical manifestations/course/picture AND LD - 967 on 6 Mar 00

    The initial rash of Lyme disease (erythema [chronicum] migrans)

    MEDLINE - The initial rash of Lyme disease (erythema [chronicum] migrans)

    MEDLINE - ECM or rash [in Title] AND Lyme disease - 231 on 11 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - ECM or rash AND Lyme disease - 977 on 11 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - erythema chronicum/chronica migrans [in Title] AND LD - 103 on 11 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - erythema chronicum/chronica migrans AND Lyme disease - 561 on 11 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - erythema migrans [in Title] AND Lyme disease - 221 on 11 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - erythema migrans AND Lyme disease - 529 on 11 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - rash [in Title] AND Lyme disease - 12 on 11 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - rash AND Lyme disease - 93 on 11 Mar 00

    Pictures of "initial" rash of Lyme disease (erythema [chronicum] migrans)

    Rashes of Lyme disease - pictures

    See also

    Lyme Disease and Skin Diseases


    Objective symptoms, other than rash, and Lyme disease
    (i.e., symptoms that a doctor could see or measure)

    MEDLINE - Objective symptoms, other than rash, and Lyme disease

    MEDLINE - blood pressure AND Lyme disease - 2 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - Body Temperature AND Lyme disease - 3 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - fever [in Title] AND Lyme disease - 36 on 14 Dec 99
    MEDLINE - fever OR high body temperature AND Lyme disease - 312 on 26 Feb 00
    MEDLINE - chills OR shivering OR low body temperature AND Lyme disease - 14 on 12 Oct 99
    MEDLINE - low grade fever AND Lyme disease - 5 on 20 Dec 99
    MEDLINE - Body Weight Changes or Obesity AND Lyme disease - 10 on 22 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - Weight Loss AND Lyme disease - 8 on 12 Oct 99
    MEDLINE - Weight Gain or Obesity AND Lyme disease - 1 on 12 Oct 99
    MEDLINE - cytoplasmic AND Lyme disease - 22 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - cytoplasmic bodies AND Lyme disease - 2 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - Hypertension (high blood pressure) AND Lyme disease - 8 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - low blood pressure AND Lyme disease - 0 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - platelet count AND Lyme disease - 2 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - [erythrocyte] sedimentation rate (ESR) AND Lyme disease - 25 on 20 Mar 00
    MEDLINE - swelling AND Lyme disease - 62 on 20 Sep 99
    MEDLINE - white blood cell count or leukocyte count AND Lyme disease - 32 on 20 Sep 99


    "Non-objective" symptoms/conditions and Lyme disease (i.e., symptoms that a doctor might not see, believe, measure or might ascribe to a different disease/condition)

    See: Other diseases/conditions and Lyme disease


    Articles on symptoms of Lyme disease

    Neurological Symptoms and testing of Lyme Disease, IGeneX Inc.
    Medscape Clinical Full-Text: Lyme Disease and Symptoms not vaccine - 50 on 14 Mar 00
    Medscape News: Lyme Disease and Symptoms not vaccine - 55 on 14 Mar 00


    See also

    Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Outcomes of Lyme Disease


    For more information on Lyme disease see: Lots Of Links On Lyme Disease

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    Last updated on 21 September 2000 by
    Art Doherty
    Lompoc, California
    doherty@utech.net

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