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Enfermedad de Lyme crónica y persistente - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Enfermedad de Lyme terciaria; Enfermedad de Lyme en etapa 3; Enfermedad de Lyme persistente y tardía; Artritis de Lyme

Síntomas:

La enfermedad de Lyme en etapa 3 o crónica puede afectar la piel, el cerebro y el sistema nervioso, al igual que los músculos, los huesos y el cartílago.

Los síntomas abarcan:

Artritis crónica
Fatiga
Dolores de cabeza
Inflamación de las articulaciones, en las rodillas y en otras grandes articulaciones
Pérdida de la memoria
Cambios en el estado de ánimo
Trastornos del sueño

Otros síntomas que pueden estar asociados con esta enfermedad son:

Pruebas y exámenes:

Se puede hacer un examen de sangre para verificar si hay anticuerpos contra la bacteria que causa la enfermedad de Lyme. El que se utiliza con mayor frecuencia es el ELISA para la enfermedad de Lyme, cuyos resultados se confirman mediante una inmunotransferencia (Western blot ).

Una punción raquídea será anormal si usted tiene síntomas en el sistema nervioso central a raíz de la enfermedad.

Enfermedad de Lyme, organismo Borrelia burgdorferi

Garrapatas del ciervo

Garrapatas

Enfermedad de Lyme, organismo Borrelia burgdorferi

Enfermedad de Lyme terciaria

Garrapatas incrustadas en la piel

Reviewed last on: 3/17/2009
Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Bratton RL, Whiteside JW, Hoyan MJ, Engle RL, Edwards FD. Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008;83:566-571.

Feder HM Jr, Johnson BJ, O'Connell S, Shapiro ED, Steere AC, Wormser GP. Ad Hoc International Lyme Disease Group. A critical appraisal of "chronic Lyme disease." N Engl J Med. 2007;357:1422-1430.

Halperin JJ, Shapiro ED, Logigian E, Belman AL, Dotevall L, Wormser GP, et al. Practice parameter: treatment of nervous system Lyme disease (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. 2007;69:91-102.

Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, Halperin JJ, Steere AC, Klempner MS, et al. The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43:1089-1134.

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