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MalfunctionLSR

LYME DISEASE TESTS

Received Nov 17, 2014

Report MW5039193 · MDR key 4270792

Device

Generic name

Lyme Disease Tests

Product problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information

Patient

47 YR

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE, I WAS UNABLE TO GET PROPER TREATMENT BECAUSE THE TESTS FOR LYME DISEASE WERE GO GROSSLY INACCURATE. FOR 6 YEARS I WAS CONTINUOUSLY TESTED USING ALL THE INSURANCE ACCEPTED TESTS AVAILABLE. BY THE TIME I GOT A POSITIVE TEST RESULT, I ALREADY HAD LESIONS TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT ON MY BRAIN. AT THAT POINT 2 MONTHS OF INTRAVENOUS TREATMENT WITH ROCEPHIN LEFT ME SYMPTOM FREE AND NO NEW LESIONS (SINCE 2005).