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Cat scratch disease (CSD) infrequently mimics malignancy. We reviewed 11 such cases at MD Anderson Cancer Center and an additional 36 reported from the literature. Breast cancer, sarcoma, and lymphoma were the most commonly suspected malignancies. Most patients were young, female, had prior cat exposure, and had no systemic symptoms. Regional lymphadenopathy was the most common finding.
Press Release: Charles Benjamin Boucher, MD is pleased to announce the Amazon publication (e-book and paperback) of his book “It’s Not Just Ticks It’s Not Just Lyme”: pertinent insights into the origin, recognition and treatment of Lyme and related Infections. Dr. Ben Boucher is a retired family physician. He practiced medicine in rural Nova Scotia…
“BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nonprofit grassroots organization TruthCures met with Food & Drug Administration (FDA) officials Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 to discuss issues related to notoriously inaccurate Lyme disease diagnostic tests. The group’s executive director, Laura Hovind, and associate Lahra Tillman were joined by Carl Tuttle, an appointee to New Hampshire Governor…
Pediatr Emerg Care 2016(Mar); Fishe JN, Marchese RF , Callahan JM From the *Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD; †Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Ruth and Raymond Perelman School of Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania; and ‡Pediatric Residency Program, The…
Authors: John D. Scott, Lance A. Durden, John F. Anderson AbstractWorldwide, wild birds play a vital role in the dispersal of ticks that harbour tick-borne pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme disease bacterium. Using PCR testing, we found 124 (31%) of 405 ticks (4 species), which were collected from 21 species of birds in far-western…
Alison Chiasson, CBC News July 10th, 2015 Fredericton area residents struggle with symptoms, treatment and diagnosis Joy Pitre says New Brunswick clinicians failed to diagnose Lyme disease when she was struggling to determine what the cause of her rapidly deteriorating health was after a tick bite in 2003. She says she has since spent more…
Healthcare 2018, 6(1), 22; doi:10.3390/healthcare6010022 Julie Lewis, Corinne R. Boudreau, James W. Patterson, Jonathan Bradet-Legris, Vett K. Lloyd Abstract Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America and Europe, and on-going surveillance is required to monitor the spread of the tick vectors as their populations expand under the influence of climate change. Active surveillance…
