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huh, my archive.org link got stripped. https://web.archive.org/web/20180725163428/https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/07/25/the-challenge-of-chronic-lyme/ https
by hprotagonist 5y ago
huh, my archive.org link got stripped.
https://web.archive.org/web/20180725163428/https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/07/25/the-challenge-of-chronic-lyme/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180725163428/https://www.nyboo... is the relevant snapshot.
To me, this is a great piece that discusses, at length, the balancing act that clinicians have to perform when dealing with idiopathic conditions. It seems clear that lyme isn't the cause of "chronic lyme", but then, how do you compassionately handle people who are clearly suffering, while also not reinforcing a false belief, dangerous treatments, etc.?
- m0llusk 5y agoIt is not really clear that "lyme isn't the cause of chronic lyme". Borrelia bacteria are the prime suspects and are extremely tricky spirochetes to deal with. There are multiple variants and they migrate around the body traveling easily through most tissues. There are dozens of symptoms that may exhibit at any part of the body. So there could be many factors involved, but Borrelia really are complex and capable enough to potentially explain everything. The real question is how to deal with such an infection.