Yes, in the Northeastern US (and in other areas, I'm sure), Lyme disease is a common cause of Bell's palsy.
Some symptoms from Lyme disease include a bullseye like rash pattern, which is called an erythema chronicum migrans (or EM). 80% of patients will have this rash. Some people with Lyme disease will also suffer some sort of facial palsy.
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Doug Kaufmann is a man who writes blogs about medical conditions. He describes Lyme disease as an infectious disease cause by 3 species of bacteria called genus Borrelia.
Erythema migraine is the rash that is sometimes seen when Lyme disease is in its early stages.
Symptoms such as unusual gestures, clumsiness, involuntary movements of the tongue and mouth are often signs of Lyme disease. They can also be signs of a brain disorder.
The answer depends on teh likely cause. In our part of the world, Bell's palsy is often related to Lyme disease. In other areas, herpes virus is a more likely cause. Here in the Northeast we treat with antivirals like acyclovir while starting treatment against Lyme disease, like doxycycline. Your primary care provider will use an approach based on likely causes in your location.
Lyme disease can cause Vasculitic neuropathy
Bells palsy. Condition or infection of the facial nerves. I saw this in my mother and notice it in many others with Lyme disease.
Lyme disease can cause a high white blood count.
It mainly just leaves a reb bullseye shaped rash
No, by a bacterium.
It could but this is not a symptom of the disease.
Some symptoms from Lyme disease include a bullseye like rash pattern, which is called an erythema chronicum migrans (or EM). 80% of patients will have this rash. Some people with Lyme disease will also suffer some sort of facial palsy.
The causative agent of Lyme Disease is Borrelia burgdorferi, a type of spirochete.For more information about Lyme disease, go to www.lyme.org and http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
Yes.
it was named after a town in Connecticut because all these people were getting lyme disease...me my mom and my step dad all had lyme disease
Lyme disease can cause problems with joints, however you would have to look at the problem you have i its entirety to know exactly what is wrong.