lyme disease

Question 1

cause of lyme disease

Answer 1

Caused by Borrelia
Burgdorfer

Question 2

Lyme disease DX:

Answer 2

Diagnosed via ELISA

Question 3

Lyme disease stages

Answer 3

1-earlydisease
2-late disease

Question 4

Lyme disease tx:

Answer 4

usually
doxycycline but can
change according to the
patient

Question 5

Where do we see another target sign

Answer 5

➔Thalassemia, intussusception, pyloric
stenosis

Question 6

Lyme disease early disease manifestations

Answer 6

*erythema migrans 3-32 days after bite at site of the bite

*uveitis

*bell palsy

*myocarditis

*heart block

*meningitis

Question 7

Lyme disease late disease manifestations

Answer 7

arthritis : weeks to months
later affecting large joints

Question 8

Treatment of Lyme disease ( early)

Answer 8

• doxycycline 14-21 days (>8 years)
  *amoxicillin (< 8 years old)
  *ceftriaxone (with meningitis or carditis ,heart block 3rd degree)
• doxycycline or amoxicillin with bell palsy