Adrenal & Thyroid Involvement
QUOTE- "...some research has shown that the Borrelia bacteria that causes Lyme Disease can trigger Hashimoto’s thyroiditis in some people." Source
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Med Mal Infect. 2013 Jun;43(6):251-3. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2013.05.005. Epub 2013 Jun 28.
A case of neuroborelliosis complicated by acute adrenal insufficiency.
[Article in French]
Cozic C1, Le Goff B, André V, Guimard T, Cormier G.
1 Service de rhumatologie, centre hospitalier départemental La Roche-sur-Yon, centre hospitalier départemental Vendée, 85925 La Roche-sur-Yon cedex 9, France.
KEYWORDS:
Acute adrenal insufficiency; Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome; Insuffisance surrénalienne aiguë; Neuroborreliose; Neuroborreliosis; Syndrome des anticorps antiphospholipides; Syndrôme de Waterhouse-Friderichsen; Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome
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Thyroid. 2002 Dec;12(12):1147-8.
Association of lichen sclerosus and autoimmune thyroiditis: possible role of Borrelia burgdorferi?
Vaccaro M1, Guarneri F, Borgia F, Cannavò SP, Benvenga S.
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Institute of Dermatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
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J Am Osteopath Assoc. 1995 Jul;95(7):435-7.
Hypothyroidism with concurrent Lyme disease.
1 Lyme Disease Center for South Jersey, Absecon 08201, USA.
Abstract
Lyme disease can be seen as localized, disseminated, acute, or chronic and can mimic other, more serious diseases. Even though it is a multisystemic illness, very few spirochetes are present; yet, once established in the host, it can persist for years. The antibody response is slow and variable, and the spirochete is difficult to isolate from clinical specimens, even those obtained from the pathognomonic skin lesion. These variables, together with nonspecific symptoms, make the diagnosis of Lyme disease difficult. The author describes an unusual case of Lyme disease superimposed on severe primary hypothyroidism in which the thyroid disorder was so advanced and pronounced that the diagnosis of Borrelia infection could easily have been missed.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7642407