Complications of Lyme disease

Complications list for Lyme disease:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Lyme disease includes:

• Arthritis - often occurs several months after the tick bite.
• Chronic arthritis (see Joint pain)
• Permanent joint damage (see Joint symptoms)
• Meningitis
• Aseptic meningitis
• Bell's palsy
• Radiculitis
• Encephalopathy
• Heart abnormalities (see Heart symptoms)
• Heart inflammation
• Heart enlargement
• Eye inflammation
• Conjunctivitis
• Hepatitis
• Severe fatigue
• Encephalomyelitis
• Heart damage - rare if Lyme is treated.
• Muscle aches
• Memory problems
• Concentration problems
• Persistent fatigue (see Fatigue)
• Prenatal infection (see Pregnancy symptoms) - the unborn child can get Lyme disease from a pregnant woman
• Miscarriage
• Stillbirth
• Joint problems, such as early arthritis
• Encephalitis
• Pericarditis

See also the symptoms of Lyme disease and Lyme disease: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Lyme disease from the Diseases Database include:

• Lymphadenopathy
• Myocarditis
• Arthropathy
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Erythema chronicum migrans
• Aseptic meningitis
• Cerebellar syndrome
• CSF lymphocytosis
• Oligoclonal bands (CSF)
• Garin-Bujadoux-Bannwarth syndrome
• 7th cranial nerve disorder
• Optic neuritis
• Atrioventricular node conduction block
• Lymphocytoma cutis
• Pericarditis
• Pyrexia of unknown origin
• Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans
• Brain failure

See also the symptoms of Lyme disease and Lyme disease: Introduction.

Complications of Lyme disease:

Relapse and incomplete treatment responses occur. Complications of untreated early-stage disease include: 40%-60% joint disease; 15%-20% neurologic disease; 8% carditis; and 10% or more are hospitalized, some with chronic debilitating conditions. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Lyme Disease: CDC-OC)

You may also want to research other symptoms in our Symptoms Center.

About complications:

Complications of Lyme disease are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Lyme disease. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Lyme disease and complications of Lyme disease is unclear or arbitrary.

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