Case Presentation: Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the Ixodes tick-borne infection with spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi [1]. LD is most commonly reported in the Northeastern and upper Midwestern United States [2]. It is divided into three stages. Early localized, stage 1, with Erythema Migrans (EM) bull’s eye lesion present in 70-80% of patients [1], within […]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a medical history of type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism presented with six months duration of intermittent pain, swelling, numbness and tingling of his hands. He was previously diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and had carpal tunnel release of his left wrist five months prior to presentation; however, the swelling […]