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).