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Boston Children's Hospital- We treat patients according to the Infectious Disease Society of America guidelines.
Boston Children's Hospital- In a small percentage of cases, Lyme arthritis persists after oral and intravenous antibiotics have apparently eliminated the bacterium.
Boston Children's Hospital- This complication is thought to result from the development of autoimmunity in affected joints.
Boston Children's Hospital- After appropriate antibiotic therapy, we treat these patients with anti-inflammatory medications or disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
Boston Children's Hospital- “Since deer ticks need 36 hours to transmit the Lyme germ, parents should check their children for ticks every day, especially in the warm months,” says Lachenauer.
Boston Children's Hospital- In a minority of cases, a single dose of medication may be prescribed to prevent Lyme disease after a tick bite. This is recommended only with deer tick bites and when a deer tick has been attached for at least 36 hours.
Boston Children's Hospital- Lyme disease is caused when one of several types of tiny black tick bites a human, injecting a bacterium into the skin. It cannot be spread from human to human.
Boston Children's Hospital- Neurological symptoms of late-stage Lyme disease appear to be rare in children.
Boston Children's Hospital- When discovered early, Lyme disease is easily treated with antibiotics.
Boston Children's Hospital- The risk of developing Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick is only about 1 percent to 3 percent.
Boston Children's Hospital- It can take up to 48 hours for a tick to transmit Lyme disease.
Boston Children's Hospital- It's not necessary to take your child to a doctor after a tick bite.
Boston Children's Hospital- Lyme disease cannot be spread from human to human.
Boston Children's Hospital- Around 70 to 80 percent of people with Lyme disease develop a rash that is pink in the center and a deeper red on the surrounding skin.
Boston Children's Hospital- In the vast majority of cases, the arthritis eventually goes away on its own.
Boston Children's Hospital- You can only get Lyme disease from being bitten from a tick that is carrying the bacteria.
Boston Children's Hospital- Doctors don’t believe that Lyme disease is chronic, but some children experience what’s called “post-infectious syndrome.”
Boston Children's Hospital- Since post-infectious syndrome is not itself caused by an infectious agent (it follows an infection caused by an infectious agent), doctors generally don’t prescribe antibiotics.
Boston Children's Hospital- It’s not a chronic disease (Lyme), and when discovered early, is easily treated with antibiotics. Updated- When discovered early, Lyme disease is easily treated with antibiotics.
