Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an effective adjunctive treatment for chronic Lyme disease

Abstract Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States, but it is relatively rare in Taiwan. Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotic agents, but approximately 20% of these patients experience persistent or intermittent subjective symptoms, so-called chronic...

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Published in:Journal of the Chinese Medical Association 2014-05, Vol.77 (5), p.269-271
Main Authors: Huang, Chien-Yu, Chen, Yen-Wen, Kao, Tseng-Hui, Kao, Hsin-Kuo, Lee, Yu-Chin, Cheng, Jui-Chun, Wang, Jia-Horng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Borrelia
Chronic Disease
chronic Lyme disease
Humans
hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Internal Medicine
Lyme Disease - therapy
Male
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Summary:Abstract Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States, but it is relatively rare in Taiwan. Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotic agents, but approximately 20% of these patients experience persistent or intermittent subjective symptoms, so-called chronic Lyme disease (CLD). The mechanisms of CLD remain unclear and the symptoms related to CLD are difficult to manage. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was applied in CLD therapy in the 1990s. However, reported information regarding the effectiveness of HBOT for CLD is still limited. Here, we present a patient with CLD who was successfully treated with HBOT.
ISSN:1726-4901
1728-7731
DOI:10.1016/j.jcma.2014.02.001