RESEARCH ARTICLE
Therapy of Lyme Disease
Giusto Trevisan1, *, Enzo Errichetti2, Nicola di Meo1, Caterina Pinzani2, Katiuscia Nan2, Giuseppe Stinco2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
Issue: Suppl 1: M8
First Page: 70
Last Page: 81
Publisher ID: TODJ-10-70
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201610010070
Article History:
Received Date: 22/10/2015Revision Received Date: 16/12/2015
Acceptance Date: 16/12/2015
Electronic publication date: 28/03/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
Borrelia burgdorferi is highly susceptible to antibiotic treatment and the majority of patients profit from this treatment. Antibiotic selection, dose and route of administration, and duration of therapy for Lyme disease depend on the patient’s clinical manifestations and stage of disease, age, pregnancy status, as well as the presence of other concomitant diseases and/or allergies. Despite an appropriate antibiotic therapy, about 10-20% of patients may show persistent or recurrent symptoms ("post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome").
In the present paper we will briefly discuss the post-exposure prophylaxis, before going on to talk over the current therapeutic approach regarding the management of Lyme disease according to the stage of disease/clinical manifestations. Finally, we will discuss the main treatment-related phenomenon, the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, and the treatment modalities for special categories of patients, namely pregnant women, subjects suffering from post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, possible Borrelia-associated skin manifestations, coinfections and Baggio-Yoshinary syndrome.
