A Bit Of Reassurance On Lyme Disease
May 15th 2008Drug InformationArthritis
Tick bites generate fears of Lyme disease in every parent, but this study of 99 children finds that one of Lyme’s complications — arthritis — has a good prognosis. Researchers led by Robert Sundel, MD, a rheumatologist at Children’s, found that 77 percent of children were cured with less than 3 months of antibiotic treatment. The remainder were also ultimately relieved of their arthritis, though additional treatment (usually one month of intravenous antibiotics) was required.
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