Lyme disease - tertiary
Alternative names:
stage 3 Lyme disease; late persistent Lyme disease
Treatment:
The objective of treatment is to eliminate the infection
by antibiotic therapy.
A high dose of penicillin or ceftriaxone is usually required
in the late stages of the disease to treat the infection.
Expectations (prognosis):
Symptoms of arthritis
may fail to respond to treatment, other symptoms should improve
with treatment. Usually the symptoms respond to the treatment.
Complications:
Calling your health care provider:
Call your health care provider if symptoms develop, particularly
if you have had Lyme disease
before.
Update Date: 02/09/00
Updated by: J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director,
Utah Health Informatics and adam.com
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