inforMED
InjuryLSR

LYME DISEASE TEST WESTERN BLOT

Received Nov 19, 2014

Report MW5039214 · MDR key 4277035

Device

Generic name

Lyme Disease Test Western Blot

Product problems

  • False Negative Result

Patient

32 YR

  • Misdiagnosis

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

I WAS DYING FROM LYME DISEASE, KNEW THAT I HAD LYME DISEASE, AND NO DOCTOR WOULD TREAT ME BECAUSE ALL OF THE CURRENT STANDARD TESTING HAS SUCH A HIGH FALSE NEGATIVE RATE.