How often is Bells Palsy a symptom of lyme disease? How accurate are blood tests for lyme disease? - lyme disease more condition_symptoms article
My son was put on steroids after the diagnosis of Bell's palsy. Then he was bitten by a deer tick 5 months prior to symptom that worries me Lyme disease. The blood test has been completed and was negitive. Steroids can cause false negitive?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Lyme Disease More Condition_symptoms Article How Often Is Bells Palsy A Symptom Of Lyme Disease? How Accurate Are Blood Tests For Lyme Disease?
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aaargh! DEB-first, take your son all the steroids Lyme disease is ruled out by a qualified majority [Lyme illiterate] Doctor! Why? The use of steroids can cause permanent neurological damage if the disease is present and can reach places where you do not normally, because the reaction of the local immunosuppression that steroids cause. () Please listen to this warning Sigh.
Now ... Bell's palsy is not a "common" symptoms, but not unusual, even if it relates to children, especially if the bite in the head and neck.
As for the accuracy of blood tests for Lyme, which is woefully inadequate, and lose about 1 / 2 actual cases of Lyme. (I hate to repeat this over and over again, but you do your research. Unfortunately it is true.)
Lyme disease remains a clinical diagnosis (see CDC guidelines and the IDSA). The ELISA test is usually on the body's ability to provide sufficient antibodies for the Lyme disease spirochetes produce base fragments are detected by the test. Sometimes it is not enough ... for several reasons.
Finally, steroidscan suppress the immune response, but I did not hear that, especially with the common blood test for Lyme interfere.
(Oh. .. and my neurological symptoms of Lyme disease from 4 months after the tick bite. A common time, I understand.)
Blood tests are the most common are Lyme disease is not really for themselves. They look for antibodies to Lyme. Steroids suppress the immune system so that the body produces antibodies - so a negative test, even if the person who may have Lyme disease.
Just one of the reasons why you may receive false-negative response. There are others.
Lyme Bell's palsy can not exist without them, but Lyme disease is often suffer from paralysis of Bell. So, if the child suffers from Bell's palsy, which is a good reason, in depth the possibility of Lyme disease see, even with this negative result.
Good sources of information on Lyme disease:
http://www.lymedisease.org
http://www.canlyme.com
http://www.lymenet.org
http://www.lymeinfo.net
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://www.ilads.org
http://www.lymedoctor.com
I believe it was said, I am sorry you are not the answers to your left as it is and good luck.
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