Noemie Schiever

Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Lausanne, Switzerland, India

Publications

• Case Reports   
  A Case Report: Development of Lyme Arthritis despite 14 Days of Amoxicillin for Early Lyme disease
  Author(s): Noemie Schiever* and Romina Shahini
  
  Objective: The development of Lyme arthritis in children is usually preventable by the administration of appropriate antibiotic treatment. This case report reviews the case of a three-year-old child who developed Lyme arthritis despite beginning antibiotic treatment of amoxicillin a month after the onset of his symptoms. Method: A review was done by grouping 5 cases that were similar in terms of delayed treatment with a bad outcome. The patients were analyzed based on their demography, symptomatology, clinical course, management, and results. Results: Of the 5 cases reviewed, 3 were said to have delayed antibiotic treatment, leading to poor results. In two cases, children over 8 years of age were treated with doxycycline and those below the age of 8 with amoxicillin. Those who failed to respond for.. Read More»