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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ilan Dock, B.S.
Overview
Lyme disease is divided into 3 stages and symptoms are stage specific. Symptoms include "bulls-eye" rash, with accompanying fever, malaise, and musculoskeletal pain (arthralgia or myalgia. It can progress to cardiovascular or neurological complications.
History and Symptoms
The incubation period from infection to the onset of symptoms is usually 1–2 weeks, but can be much shorter (days), or much longer (months to years). Symptoms most often occur from May through September because the nymphal stage of the tick is responsible for most cases.[1] Asymptomatic infection exists, but is uncommon.[2]
Common Symptoms
- The acute phase of Lyme disease infection is a characteristic reddish "bulls-eye" rash, with accompanying fever, malaise, and musculoskeletal pain (arthralgia or myalgia).
- The characteristic reddish "bull's-eye" rash (known as erythema chronicum migrans) may be seen in up to 80% of early stage Lyme disease patients,[3] appearing anywhere from one day to a month after a tick bite.[4]
- The rash does not represent an allergic reaction to the bite, but rather a skin infection with the Lyme bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
- An infection resulting from a B. mayonii infection may cause a diffuse rash, erupting in "red spots," spanning the entire body.
Less Common
- Cardiac manifestations (up to 10% of patients may have cardiac manifestations including heart block and palpitations[5])
- Neurologic symptoms (neuroborreliosis may occur in up to 18%), as well as simple altered mental status as the sole presenting symptom has been reported in early neuroborreliosis.[6]
Chronic Disease
- Untreated or persistent cases may progress to a chronic form most commonly characterized by meningoencephalitis
- Cardiac inflammation (myocarditis)
- Frank arthritis
- It should be noted, however, that chronic Lyme disease can have a multitude of symptoms affecting numerous physiological systems.
- The symptoms appear heterogeneous in the affected population, which may be due to innate immunity or variations in Borrelia bacteria.
- Late symptoms of Lyme disease can appear months or years after initial infection and often progress in cumulative fashion over time.
- Neuropsychiatric symptoms often develop much later in the disease progression, much like tertiary neurosyphilis.
Chronic neurological disorders
- In addition to the acute symptoms, chronic Lyme disease can be manifested by a wide-range of neurological disorders, either central or peripheral including:
- Neuropsychiatric disturbances can occur (possibly from a low-level encephalitis), which may lead to symptoms of memory loss, sleep disturbances, or changes in mood or affect.
- In rare cases, frank psychosis have been attributed to chronic Lyme disease effects, including misdiagnoses of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
- Panic attack and anxiety can occur, also delusional behavior, including somataform delusions, sometimes accompanied by a depersonalization or derealization syndrome similar to what was seen in the past in the prodromal or early stages of general paresis.[9]
Lyme Carditis
- Cardiac involvement occurs in about 5—10% of untreated Lyme disease and patients usually have symptoms related to fluctuating degrees of atrioventricular block (first-degree block to complete heart block) including lightheadedness, palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain, and syncope.[10]
- Less commonly, patients may present with an acute picture of left ventricular dysfunction, cardiomegaly, perimyocarditis, or pancarditis without noticeable cardiac murmurs.[11]
- Lyme carditis can occur independently, it is usually accompanied by other cutaneous, joint, or neurologic features of Lyme disease.[12]
Manifestations of Lyme Disease by Stage
| System | Stage 1 (Localized Infection) | Stage 2 (Disseminated Infection) | Stage 3 (Persistent Infection) |
| Skin | ▸ Erythema migrans | ▸ Secondary annular lesions ▸ Malar rash ▸ Diffuse erythema or urticaria ▸ Evanescent lesions ▸ Lymphocytoma |
▸ Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans ▸ Localized scleroderma-like lesions |
| Musculoskeletal | — | ▸ Migratory arthralgia ▸ Brief arthritis attacks ▸ Myositis ▸ Osteomyelitis ▸ Panniculitis |
▸ Prolonged arthritis attacks ▸ Chronic arthritis ▸ Peripheral enthesopathy ▸ Periostitis or joint subluxations below acrodermatitis |
| Neurologic | — | ▸ Meningitis ▸ Cranial neuritis or Bell's palsy ▸ Motor or sensory radiculoneuritis ▸ Encephalitis ▸ Mononeuritis multiplex ▸ Pseudotumor cerebri ▸ Myelitis ▸ Chorea ▸ Cerebellar ataxia |
▸ Chronic encephalomyelitis ▸ Spastic parapareses ▸ Ataxic gait ▸ Mental disorders ▸ Chronic axonal polyradiculopathy ▸ Dementia |
| Lymphatic | ▸ Regional lymphadenopathy | ▸ Regional or generalized lymphadenopathy ▸ Splenomegaly |
— |
| Heart | — | ▸ Atrioventricular block ▸ Myopericarditis ▸ Pancarditis |
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| Eyes | — | ▸ Conjunctivitis ▸ Iritis ▸ Choroiditis ▸ Retinal hemorrhage or retinal detachment ▸ Panophthalmitis |
▸ Keratitis |
| Liver | — | ▸ Mild or recurrent hepatitis | — |
| Respiratory | — | ▸ Nonexudative sore throat ▸ Nonproductive cough ▸ Adult respiratory distress syndrome |
— |
| Kidney | — | ▸ Microscopic hematuria or proteinuria | — |
| Genitourinary | — | ▸ Orchitis | — |
| Constitutional systems | ▸ Minor | ▸ Severe malaise and fatigue | ▸ Fatigue |
Adapted from Steere AC. Lyme disease. N Engl J Med. 1989;321:586.
References
- ↑ Edlow JA (2007-01-25). "Lyme disease". eMedicine. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ↑ Steere AC, Sikand VK, Schoen RT, Nowakowski J (2003). "Asymptomatic infection with Borrelia burgdorferi". Clin. Infect. Dis. 37 (4): 528–32. PMID 12905137.
- ↑ CDC (2005-07-06). "Lyme Disease Erythema Migrans". Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- ↑ Donta ST (2002). "Late and chronic Lyme disease". Med Clin North Am. 86 (2): 341–9, vii. PMID 11982305.
- ↑ Ciesielski CA, Markowitz LE, Horsley R, Hightower AW, Russell H, Broome CV (1989). "Lyme disease surveillance in the United States, 1983-1986". Rev. Infect. Dis. 11 Suppl 6: S1435–41. PMID 2682955.
- ↑ Chabria SB, Lawrason J (2007). "Altered mental status, an unusual manifestation of early disseminated Lyme disease: A case report". 1 (1): 62. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-1-62. PMID 17688693.
- ↑ Rosenhall U, Hanner P, Kaijser B (1988). "Borrelia infection and vertigo". Acta Otolaryngol. 106 (1–2): 111–6. PMID 3421091.
- ↑ Moscatello AL, Worden DL, Nadelman RB, Wormser G, Lucente F (1991). "Otolaryngologic aspects of Lyme disease". Laryngoscope. 101 (6 Pt 1): 592–5. PMID 2041438.
- ↑ Fallon BA, Nields JA (1994). "Lyme disease: a neuropsychiatric illness". The American journal of psychiatry. 151 (11): 1571–83. PMID 7943444.Hess A, Buchmann J, Zettl UK; et al. (1999). "Borrelia burgdorferi central nervous system infection presenting as an organic schizophrenialike disorder". Biol. Psychiatry. 45 (6): 795. PMID 10188012.)
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