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What Does Pain In The Neck, Back And Knees Indicate?
My friends back,neck,hands, knees all hurt . He has been tested for arthritis and its negative.He has had 2 tick bites with a bulls eye however the tests come back negative.He is 49 and it seems to be getting worse. My thought is the Lyme disease isn t always detected and it could be a tick born illness.
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Wed, 14 Feb 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
The multiple sites pain indicates the definite underlying cause.
As your friend having tick bite history, with a negative test, one should keep it under suspicious category and do a further workup for detailed confirmation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Purva Patel
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
The multiple sites pain indicates the definite underlying cause.
As your friend having tick bite history, with a negative test, one should keep it under suspicious category and do a further workup for detailed confirmation.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Purva Patel
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