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Have Conns Syndrome, Hypokalemia, Hyperthyroidism. Linked To Lyme Disease?
Just brainstorming, but I am a PA myself who had a diagnosed case of Lyme myself, in 2004 in the Texas Panhandle (pulled the tic off myself and then my nurse noticed the classic rash on my neck a week or 2 later and I did a 7 day course of doxy.) I have since had my life turned upside down with (and they were misdiagnosed or ignored for about 7 years) with Conn s syndrome and multiple hospitalizations for hypokalemia between 2004-2010, and hyperthyroidism. I was only 38 then, very healthy, active and athletic. Is there a link between this and Lyme?
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
Conn's syndrome features that you are having is not likely to be related to an infection like Lyme's disease. There is no literature available to support this linkage.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
Conn's syndrome features that you are having is not likely to be related to an infection like Lyme's disease. There is no literature available to support this linkage.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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