Welkom bij het Lymeforum

UNDER OUR SKIN Director Andy Abrahams Wilson interviews Kris Newby, author of "Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons." May 1, 2019
– UnderOurSkin.com

LYMEPOLICYWONK: Is persistent Lyme disease caused by another organism identified by Dr. Willy Burgdorfer over 35 years ago? Why hasn’t anyone looked into it?


By Lorraine Johnson, JD, MBA

Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

The epilogue of BITTEN:
“I believe that history will judge the tick-borne disease outbreak that began in 1968 to be one of the worst public health failures of the last century … The myopic focus on only one of the tick diseases, Lyme disease, has led to treatment delays and fatalities in patients who have serious mixed infections. Physicians urgently need rapid screening tests and the freedom to use clinical judgement in treating these complex patient cases — without the real and present danger of losing their medical licenses.”

Guizen schreef:Interessant. Ik heb wel vaker beweringen gelezen dat borrelia niet de werkelijke causative agent van Lyme is. Zelf vind ik Bartonella een waarschijnlijker kandidaat. Zo'n beetje 100% van de herten en reeën in NL is hiermee besmet. Dit pathogeen wordt ook structureel buiten beschouwing gelaten door onderzoeken van het NLe.

Bartonella-associated infections in HIV-infected patients.

Abstract
AIDS:
Two species of the gram-negative bacilli Bartonella, B. henselae and B. quintana, cause disease in HIV-infected patients. If untreated, infection can be fatal. Manifestations include bacillary angiomatosis (BA), bacillary peliosis hepatis (BP), bacteremia, or a combination of these. BA and BP present as lesions, but bacteremia may be subacute and persist for months without diagnosis. Additionally, patients may acquire cat scratch disease (CSD), but this is more common in immunocompetent patients. BA lesions are usually vascular, friable, and bleed profusely when traumatized. They may be confused with Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), pyogenic granuloma, lymphoma and various subcutaneous tumors and infections. Lesions may affect almost any organ, and appear as angiomatous papules, dry scaling lesions, subcutaneous nodules, cellulitic plaques or deep, highly vascularized, soft tissue masses. Patients may have osseus BA lesions (frequently affecting the long bones); hepatic and/or splenic lesions; bacteremia; or endocarditis. To diagnose infection, lesions should be biopsied and examined. Hematoxylin and eosin staining reveal histopathologic changes; darkly staining organisms are evident after Warthin-Starry silver staining; and electron microscopy allows visualization of the bacillus. An indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFA) detects bartonella-specific IgG antibodies. Treatment with erythromycin for at least three months is recommended, or with doxycycline if erythromycin is not well-tolerated. Severely ill patients should receive IV doxycycline with either gentamicin or rifampin for at least four months. To prevent infection, HIV-infected people should avoid traumatic cat contact and exposure to the body louse.

Episode #98: Bitten with Kris Newby

Where Lyme Disease Came From and Why It Eludes Treatment

By David Swanson

Lyme disease a bioweapon gone awry? Rep. Chris Smith pushes Trump to investigate