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ANTIBIOTICS - LYME DISEASE IN CHILDREN - GENERAL INFORMATION RISK FACTORS

15 Mar 2021

The presentation, the severity of the manifestations, their duration and the speed of progression of the disease from one stage to the next vary from patient to patient. [...] • The antibiotic therapy fails, or the attribution of the neurological manifestations to neuroborreliosis needs to be re-examined. [...] • The antibiotic therapy fails, or the attribution of the cardiac manifestations to Lyme carditis needs to be re-examined. [...] • The antibiotic therapy fails, or the attribution of the arthritis to Lyme disease needs to be re-examined. [...] INFORMATION TO BE GIVEN TO THE PATIENT’S PARENT (OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE) ASK THE PARENT (OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE): To watch for Lyme disease symptoms in the child during the observation period as well as during and after treatment (refer to the follow-up sheet); To take a photo including a measuring device, if applicable, of the redness if doubt persists as to it being attributed to Lyme diseas.
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