inforMED
InjuryLSR

TIER LYME TEST

Received Jan 10, 2015 · Event occurred Apr 4, 2006

Report MW5040215 · MDR key 4426099

Device

Generic name

Tier Lyme Test

Product problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information

Patient

45 YR

  • Arthritis
  • Complaint, Ill-Defined
  • Disability

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

I WAS TESTED 3 TIMES FOR LYME DISEASE BY THE (B)(6) TWO TIER METHOD-ALL NEGATIVE. I THEN WENT ON TO DEVELOP SEVERE ARTHRITIS AND NOW SEVERELY DISABLED. SIX YEARS AGO (20 YEARS AFTER GOING DOWN WITH THE ILLNESS) I WAS TESTED BY (B)(6) LAB-BOTH WERE POSITIVE BUT BY THEN IT WAS TOO LATE. THE DAMAGE WAS DONE. THERE HAS GOT TO BE BETTER TESTING FOR A DISEASE THAT CAN CAUSE SEVERE DISABILITY AND DEATH EVEN. THERE HAS TO BE A CHANGE IN TREATMENT-LONG TERM ANTIBIOTICS DO HELP.