Lyme Carditis

Today’s Resident Report featured a fascinating case of Lyme carditis.

• Cardiac Implications of Lyme Disease – International Journal of Cardiology Volume 129, Issue 1, 16 September 2008, Pages 15-21
• 2006 IDSA Guidelines for Treatment of Lyme Disease – Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006; 43:1089–134

Did you know that there is a huge controversy in treatment of chronic Lyme disease? As recently as 2009 there was an anti-trust investigation launched by Richard Blumenthal, attorney general of Connecticut into the IDSA 2006 guidelines, which do not recommend treatment for chronic Lyme disease.

• A Critical Appraisal of Chronic Lyme Disease – N Engl J Med 2007; 357:1422-1430
• NY Times Magazine 2001