Lyme Disease Specialists
Sometimes Lyme disease can get to complicated levels where the patient needs specialized care and not the general physician's attention. If the patient has other preexisting conditions especially, Lyme disease can get to a worrisome state.
It is advisable that you see a doctor immediately you note a tick bite. This is especially crucial if you have a preexisting medical condition like heart diseases, kidney disease or cancer. It's always better for you to assume that the tick was a Lyme disease carrier and thus to treat it aggressively. Waiting for symptoms to show may allow the disease to develop to the potentially fatal late-stage diagnosis.
Nevertheless, if the diagnosis comes late and the patient needs a specialist care, the following is a list of websites via which you can find Lyme disease specialists. Wrong diagnosis, improper treatment and persistent incidences of Lyme disease symptoms even after standard antibiotics treatments, may necessitate that a patent sees a specialist Lyme Literate Doctor (LLMD).
The Lyme Disease Association at www.lymediseasesssociation.com is among the largest patient advocacy groups for Lyme disease within the U.S. They have an up-to-date informative website on which you can search for Lyme disease specialists in your local area. Upon registration, you will be referred to several doctors in your area besides having all relevant information availed to you.
The California Lyme Disease Association at www.lymenet.org is another website from which you can obtain referrals to Lyme disease specialists. You will get the specialists contact information from the Resources tab and referrals from the Doctor Referral's tab.
The Lyme Disease Network at www.lymenet.org is New York based Lyme Disease network that facilitates services for the entire North America region. To find Lyme disease specialists enter the Flash Discussion tab and click on Seeking a Doctor. After registering, you will simply post a question to the site and you will immediately receive a private email message(s) detailing the available LLMD's in your area.
The Lyme Disease Foundation provides information of Lyme disease specialists once you download a request form and send it to the foundation via US mail. You must include US$5, a self addressed and stamped envelope too.
Other places you can find a Lyme diseases specialist include The Canadian Lyme Disease Association at www.canlyme.com, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society at www.ilads.org and the Infectious Diseases Society of America at www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/508667.
Sometimes Lyme disease can get to complicated levels where the patient needs specialized care and not the general physician's attention. If the patient has other preexisting conditions especially, Lyme disease can get to a worrisome state.
It is advisable that you see a doctor immediately you note a tick bite. This is especially crucial if you have a preexisting medical condition like heart diseases, kidney disease or cancer. It's always better for you to assume that the tick was a Lyme disease carrier and thus to treat it aggressively. Waiting for symptoms to show may allow the disease to develop to the potentially fatal late-stage diagnosis.
Nevertheless, if the diagnosis comes late and the patient needs a specialist care, the following is a list of websites via which you can find Lyme disease specialists. Wrong diagnosis, improper treatment and persistent incidences of Lyme disease symptoms even after standard antibiotics treatments, may necessitate that a patent sees a specialist Lyme Literate Doctor (LLMD).
The Lyme Disease Association at www.lymediseasesssociation.com is among the largest patient advocacy groups for Lyme disease within the U.S. They have an up-to-date informative website on which you can search for Lyme disease specialists in your local area. Upon registration, you will be referred to several doctors in your area besides having all relevant information availed to you.
The California Lyme Disease Association at www.lymenet.org is another website from which you can obtain referrals to Lyme disease specialists. You will get the specialists contact information from the Resources tab and referrals from the Doctor Referral's tab.
The Lyme Disease Network at www.lymenet.org is New York based Lyme Disease network that facilitates services for the entire North America region. To find Lyme disease specialists enter the Flash Discussion tab and click on Seeking a Doctor. After registering, you will simply post a question to the site and you will immediately receive a private email message(s) detailing the available LLMD's in your area.
The Lyme Disease Foundation provides information of Lyme disease specialists once you download a request form and send it to the foundation via US mail. You must include US$5, a self addressed and stamped envelope too.
Other places you can find a Lyme diseases specialist include The Canadian Lyme Disease Association at www.canlyme.com, the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society at www.ilads.org and the Infectious Diseases Society of America at www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/508667.
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