[Tick-borne disease or not? Do not let yourself be fooled].
Confusion among physicians and patients is increasing regarding the diagnosis and treatment ofLyme borreliosis due to the enormous amount ofambiguous information available and media attention. Some of the dilemmas that physicians encounter are illustrated by 3 patients with a range of symptoms, one of whom was convinced she had Lyme borreliosis. However none of these patients had significant evidence that suggested Lyme borreliosis. Physicians should follow the guidelines developed by the Dutch Institute for Health Care Improvement (CBO) or the Infectious Diseases Society of America rather than 'alternative' guidelines, which are not evidence-based.
Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Postbus 501, 1800 AM Alkmaar.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy