Re: Is Gulf War Syndrome actually chronic Lyme disease? 2005


mark_denton2006@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Med Hypotheses. 2005;64(4):717-20.

Is Gulf War Syndrome actually chronic Lyme disease?

Owen DC.

Department of Accident and Emergency, College of Medicine, University
of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff United Kingdom, Cardiff, UK.
dcowen999@xxxxxxxxxxx

Symptoms of Gulf War Syndrome and chronic Lyme disease are very
similar. Lyme disease is a condition which can be difficult to diagnose
since one of the main features of the condition, the erythema migrans
rash, may be absent or overlooked and serological testing for Lyme
disease may be falsely negative. Symptoms of Lyme disease may not
became apparent until years after exposure to the causative organism.
Military personnel during training in the field are at risk of tick
bites and it may be that those who developed Gulf War Syndrome entered
the conflict with latent Lyme disease. There has been no systematic
examination of Gulf War Syndrome sufferers for chronic Lyme disease and
it is hypothesized that chronic Lyme disease has been overlooked as a
cause of Gulf War Syndrome. To address this it is suggested that
sufferers of Gulf War Syndrome or similar illnesses should be examined
by physicians who have experience diagnosing and treating large numbers
of patients with Lyme disease.

PMID: 15694687 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

On CanLyme Donta has a good article on it. No way clinically to
distinguish Gulf War Syndrome with chronic Lyme. Same as Fibro,chronic
fatigue,ALS,etc.

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