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A member asked:

My son got lyme disease over the summer. he took antibiotics and now hes starting to get sick again, how is that possible?

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Depends on diagnosis: The sickness he has now may be because the Lyme disease was not completely treated or it may not be due to Lyme Disease. You need to discuss this possibility with your physicians and ask then to have him see an infectious disease specialist

Dr Munshower and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 11/26/2014

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