Symptoms of Lyme disease

General information about the symptoms of Lyme disease

This page attempts to provide a list of information of some of the possible symptoms of Lyme disease. This information on symptoms was obtained from various sources and may not be entirely accurate and not have to be a complete list of the symptoms of Lyme disease.

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Furthermore, symptoms of Lyme disease vary individually in each patient. You should consult your doctor if you notice the first symptoms of Lyme disease as only your doctor can provide a correct diagnosis of symptoms accurately.

The symptoms of Lyme disease

In its early stages, Lyme disease can be a mild illness with symptoms similar to the flu , such as fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, fatigue, muscle aches and joint pain. Symptoms appear between 7 and 10 days after the bite of an infected tick. Many people bitten by an infected tick develop a large rash, swelling the skin around the bite area. The rash may be warm to the touch, but usually is not painful. The eruptions vary in size, shape and color, but often have a clear appearance, a red circle with a clear center. The nervous system abnormalities can include numbness, pain, weakness, Bell's palsy (paralysis of the facial muscles), visual disorders and symptoms of meningitis , such as fever, stiff neck and severe headache. Other problems may not appear until weeks, months or years after a tick bite are an increase in the difficulty to think and remember or nerve damage in the arms and legs.
In most people, the first symptom of Lyme disease is a red rash known as erythema migrans. The rash starts as a small red spot at the site of the tick bite. This rash spreads over a period of days or weeks, forming a circular or oval rash. Sometimes the rash resembles a donut, which appears as a red ring surrounding a clear area with a red center. The eruption, which can range from the size of a dime to the entire width of the back of a person, appears after the first weeks of a tick bite and typically occurs at the site of the bite. As the infection spreads, rashes on different parts of the body may occur.
The erythema migrans is often accompanied by symptoms such as fever, headache, neck stiffness, body aches and fatigue. Although these flu-like symptoms may resemble common viral infections, symptoms of Lyme disease tend to persist or may appear intermittently.

Arthritis

After several months of being infected by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes the disease, more than half of the people who are not treated with antibiotics develop recurrent attacks of pain in inflamed joints and lasting from a few days to a few months. The arthritis can move from joint to joint, knee limb is more often affected. Between 10 and 20 percent of untreated patients go on to develop chronic arthritis.

Neurological symptoms

Lyme disease can affect the nervous system, causing symptoms such as stiff neck and severe headache (meningitis), temporary paralysis of the facial muscles (Bell's palsy), numbness, pain or weakness in the limbs or loss of coordination motor. More subtle changes such as memory loss, difficulty concentrating, changes in mood or sleep habits have also been associated with Lyme disease.
The nervous system abnormalities usually develop several weeks, months or even years after an untreated infection. These symptoms usually last for weeks or months and may recur.

Heart problems

Less than one in ten patients with Lyme disease develop heart problems such as an irregular heartbeat, which may be accompanied by dizziness or shortness of breath. These symptoms rarely last more than a few days or weeks. Such abnormalities of the heart, in general several weeks after infection arise.

Other symptoms of Lyme disease

Less frequently, Lyme disease can cause inflammation of the eyes, hepatitis and severe fatigue, although none of these problems usually occur without other symptoms of Lyme disease appear.
Early symptoms of infection:

• Rash known as erythema migrans
• Muscle and joint pain
• Headache
• Fever
• Fatigue

In early infection:

• Multiple injuries
• Facial paralysis or Bell's palsy
• Meningitis
• Radiculitis: numbness, tingling, burning ...
• Brief episodes of joint pain and inflammation

When the infection progresses:

• Arthritis, intermittent or chronic
• Encephalopathy, moderate or mild confusion

Less common symptoms of Lyme disease:

• Eye problems such as conjunctivitis
• Chronic skin disorders
• Encephalomyelitis: limb weakness and loss of motor coordination