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What would cause a positive lyme titer but negative western blot?
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see details: The lyme titer is nonspecific and can be positive by itself if the presence of other autoimmune diseases, viral infections or a history of lyme in the distant past. I negative western blot rules out active lyme disease.
Answered 5/3/2017
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