Lessons Learned from a Rhode Island Academic Out-Patient Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Clinic
This observational study reviewed 218 patient charts from a Rhode Island outpatient Lyme and tick-borne disease clinic, highlighting the challenges in diagnosing and managing post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). Common symptoms included fatigue (66.5%), joint pain (58.2%), cognitive difficulties (32.1%), and headaches (27.9%). Over half of the patients with symptoms