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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Cellulitis Versus Lyme Disease

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

. The diagnosis was cellulitis with the possibility of Lyme disease . We filled two prescriptions, one ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.    Muhammad Hanif MD

bite (upper arm). the circle kept on growing. the first doctor told him it might be lyme disease . but there was no tick on the skin. Or cellulitis . The area is warmer to the touch than rest of the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Hanif ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

health care facility due to increase warmth and redness , the Doc their prescribed Keflex for cellulitis , he did mention it could be a rash from Lyme Disease , I have an apt next month with my PCP... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin MD

Lyme disease question ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

Chronic Lyme disease treatment. Chronic Lyme disease symptoms for 9 years. Tested for lyme-negative by CDC standards. Tested positive in two of the 5 bands by Igenex. Joint pain, extreme... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr.  KRISHAN KUMAR MD

My son had Lyme disease @ 3 months ago and was treated with Doxycycline for 3 weeks. He also had Lyme disease 8 yrs. ago. He now has swelling of his right hand and wrist with stiffness and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. KRISHAN KUMAR ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Nirmal Chander Gupta MD

Sudden knee joint pain last week with swelling and redness. Went to hospital. Lyme disease, deep joint infection and cellulitis were the ideas they had. IV antibiotics were given and antibiotics to go ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Nirmal Chander Gupta ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Naval Mendiratta MD

I was diagnosed with Lyme disease in the beginning of August and have gone the course of doxycycline for 21 days etc. Since getting Lyme disease I have gained an unexplained 5 lbs., and I have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naval Mendiratta ( Rheumatologist)
Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

special laboratory showed I had at some time been exposed to Lyme disease. Does every person who had a tic bite get Lyme disease? I don t want excessive testing done. I don t have many of the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani MD

I tested positive for lyme disease. But my only symptom is arthritis in my knees, which I have had for years. I don t see a time I could have been bitten by a tick in at least two months, more likely 3 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani ( General & Family Physician)