Lyme Carditis Case

Lyme Carditis Case

February 21, 2022

Canadian Medical Association Journal — CMAJ

A young man’s Lyme disease progresses quickly

In July of 2018, Samuel, age 37, died from complications of Lyme disease. He developed Lyme carditis associated with B. burgdorferi infection, transmitted by a tick bite. Sudden cardiac death can occur in a small subset of patients with Lyme carditis.

In this video, Samuel’s family and physicians share his story in the hopes of raising awareness of symptoms. This video is linked to a case published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.191194 Tick photo: CDC/ Michael L. Levin, PhD; Jim Gathany

For more:

https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2021/06/01/lyme-carditis-2021-update/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/12/26/three-deaths-associated-with-lyme-carditis/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/12/09/study-identifies-189-children-with-lyme-carditis/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2020/01/12/broad-range-of-presentations-for-lyme-carditis-cases/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/11/04/suspect-lyme-carditis-start-empiric-antibiotics-case-report-suggest-and-lyme-carditis-is-not-rare/
https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2018/09/17/lyme-carditis-heart-block-other-complications-of-ld/

Category:

Heart Issues, Lyme

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