Lyme disease - early disseminated

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Lyme disease - secondary or stage 2; Stage 2 Lyme disease

The objective of treatment is to eliminate the infection by antibiotic therapy. Penicillin, doxycycline, cefuroxime, and ceftriaxone are frequently used. Ceftriaxone is often used to treat secondary Lyme disease and is given for a month when heart or central nervous system complications arise.

Note: Oral doxycycline is usually not prescribed for children until after all the permanent teeth have erupted -- it can permanently discolor teeth that are still forming.

Symptoms of arthritis may fail to respond to treatment. Other symptoms should improve with treatment.

• tertiary Lyme disease or late persistent infection

Call your health care provider if symptoms of this disorder develop.

Review Date: 02/13/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.