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Lyme Disease Diagnosis
How is Lyme disease diagnosed?
To diagnose early Lyme disease, your doctor will give you a physical exam. You will be asked about your symptoms and any recent exposure to ticks. The clearest sign of infection is an expanding, circular red rash. (This is called erythema migrans.)
Your doctor may do blood tests to confirm that you have Lyme disease. The decision about when to use blood tests depends on if your doctor strongly thinks you have Lyme disease and if the test results will change your treatment. In some cases, your doctor may treat you for Lyme disease without doing any tests.
Lyme disease is often hard to diagnose. Early on, blood tests may not show Lyme disease even though you are infected. At later stages, blood tests may not be able to tell if you have an active infection or a past infection that you recovered from. The symptoms of chronic Lyme disease can be very similar to other illnesses. People may test positive even though something other than Lyme disease is causing their symptoms.
Arthritis and Joint Replacement Service
The Arthritis and Joint Replacement Service offers services to evaluate patients that require joint replacements caused by the break down of the joint from Lyme disease. We do not treat the actual Lyme disease.