The objective of treatment is to eliminate the infection with antibiotic therapy. A high dose of penicillin or ceftriaxone is usually required in the late stages of the disease to treat the infection.
Expectations (prognosis):
Symptoms of arthritis may fail to resolve with treatment. Other symptoms should improve with treatment.
Complications:
continued arthritis
Calling your health care provider:
Call your health care provider if symptoms develop -- particularly if you have had Lyme disease before, or live or travel in high-risk areas.
Review Date: 2/13/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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