Table 2 |
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Characteristics and presenting features of previously misdiagnosed patients (n = 27) |
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EM (+) n = 88 |
EM (-), Sero (+), Objective findings n = 6 |
EM (-), Sero (+), Viral-like illness n = 7 |
Total n = 101 |
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Patients with prior misdiagnosis (% of all patients in category) |
20 (22.7) |
5 (83.3) |
2 (28.6) |
27 (26.7) |
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Sero (+) for early Lyme disease |
14 |
5 |
2 |
21 |
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Exposed to ineffective antibiotic prior to diagnosis |
10 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
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Exposed to steroids prior to diagnosis |
6 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
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