Lyme disease associated with Alzheimer's disease.
This case report discusses a patient with co-occurring neuroborreliosis and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although no claim is made for causality nor is there objective evidence that spirochetes are involved in AD, co-infection may exacerbate the symptoms of either neuroborreliosis or AD. Much is to be learned about the role of spirochetes in degenerative central nervous system disease.
Meer-Scherrer
Laurence
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Laurence Meer-Scherrer, 37 Flammat, Aumatt, Switzerland.
Chang Loa
Chien
C
Adelson
Martin E
ME
Mordechai
Eli
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Lobrinus
Johannes Alexander
JA
Fallon
Brian A
BA
Tilton
Richard C
RC
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004318:Doxycycline