Two women develop chronic Lyme disease because doctors were unable to diagnose their condition

A woman spent 13 years trying to find the cause of her symptoms – headaches, severe jaw pain and knuckle pain. Years of misdiagnosis led to chronic Lyme disease with symptoms such as intense shoulder, joint and hip pain. Lyme disease is treatable if diagnosed early. Another woman was told by 8 doctors that she didn’t have Lyme disease but was eventually diagnosed by a physician who specializes in Lyme disease.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Easton Courier

Related Disease Topics:

• Lyme disease

Related Symptom Topics:

• Headaches
• Joint pain
• Hip pain
• Shoulder pain
• Knuckle pain

Article Source Details

About: Two women develop chronic Lyme disease because doctors were unable to diagnose their condition

Date: 27 August 2004

Source: Easton Courier

Author: Deanna Holgerson

URL: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1344&dept_id=433785&newsid=12796580&PAG=461&rfi=9

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis of Lyme disease
• Misdiagnosis of headaches
• Misdiagnosis of pain
• Wrong diagnosis

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