Vague or mild symptoms: Lyme disease may have only vague symptoms in early stages, or otherwise mild symptoms, leading to a delayed diagnosis.
The following medical news items are relevant to nondiagnosis of Lyme disease:
As part of Lyme disease diagnosis, consider whether any of these underlying medical Lyme disease causes may have been overlooked:
As part of Lyme disease diagnosis, consider whether any of these Lyme disease complications may have been overlooked:
Read our premium medical health articles on topics related to undiagnosed conditions in general, not necessarily specific to Lyme disease:
One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose Lyme disease leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed Lyme disease. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.
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