TITLE:
The Challenges of Diagnosing Disseminated Lyme Disease in a Patient with CLL
AUTHORS:
Solaiman Futuri, Afshan Malik, Dana Shani
KEYWORDS:
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Lyme Disease; Borrelia
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Blood Diseases,
Vol.2 No.1,
March
1,
2012
ABSTRACT: The diagnosis of Lyme disease may be a challenge in patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. In relying on detection of antibodies in the serum for diagnosis we are presented with a problem in our patients with CLL in whom there is hypogammaglobulinemia secondary to B-cell malfunction. We suggest the use of PCR in aiding in diagnosis of Lyme disease in patients with CLL.