Table 2 Characteristics and presenting features of previously misdiagnosed patients (n = 27)
From: Diagnostic challenges of early Lyme disease: Lessons from a community case series
| Â | EM (+) n = 88 | EM (-), Sero (+), Objective findings n = 6 | EM (-), Sero (+), Viral-like illness n = 7 | Total n = 101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with prior misdiagnosis (% of all patients in category) | 20 (22.7) | 5 (83.3) | 2 (28.6) | 27 (26.7) |
Sero (+) for early Lyme disease | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
Exposed to ineffective antibiotic prior to diagnosis | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Exposed to steroids prior to diagnosis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |