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Health Encyclopedia: Lyme Disease And Related Tick Borne Infections Diagnosis
- Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections - Diagnosis
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- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diseases with Similar Symptoms
Diagnosis
Proper diagnosis of Lyme disease is important. A diagnosis of Lyme disease is straightforward if the patient meets the following criteria:
- Lives in an area of tick-infestation
- Has the tell-tale bulls-eye rash
- Has other symptoms (headache, joint aches, malaise, flu-like symptoms)
If the patient meets all the criteria, except the rash, then the doctor may undertake the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or the Western Blot test.
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