 | Virginia R Savely |
Prominent publications by Virginia R Savely
Complement split products C3a and C4a are reportedly elevated in patients with acute Lyme disease. We have now examined these immunologic markers in patients with chronic Lyme disease compared to appropriate disease controls. The study population consisted of 29 healthy controls, 445 patients with chronic Lyme disease, 11 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and six patients with AIDS. The Lyme disease patients were divided according to predominant musculoskeletal symptoms ...
| Known for Lyme Disease | C3a C4a | Antibiotic Therapy |
Morgellons disease: Analysis of a population with clinically confirmed microscopic subcutaneous fibers of unknown etiology
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BACKGROUND: Morgellons disease is a controversial illness in which patients complain of stinging, burning, and biting sensations under the skin. Unusual subcutaneous fibers are the unique objective finding. The etiology of Morgellons disease is unknown, and diagnostic criteria have yet to be established. Our goal was to identify prevalent symptoms in patients with clinically confirmed subcutaneous fibers in order to develop a case definition for Morgellons disease.
METHODS: Patients with ...
| Known for Morgellons Disease | Skin Fibers | Symptoms Patients | Tick Borne | Aged Caucasian |
Morgellons disease is a mysterious skin disorder that was first described more than 300 years ago. The disease is characterized by fiber-like strands extruding from the skin in conjunction with various dermatologic and neuropsychiatric symptoms. In this respect, Morgellons disease resembles and may be confused with delusional parasitosis. The association with Lyme disease and the apparent response to antibacterial therapy suggest that Morgellons disease may be linked to an undefined ...
| Known for Morgellons Disease | Delusional Parasitosis | Apparent Response | Delusions Humans | Fiberlike Strands |
Benefit of intravenous antibiotic therapy in patients referred for treatment of neurologic Lyme disease
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BACKGROUND: We have shown previously that extended intravenous antibiotic therapy is associated with low morbidity and no mortality in patients referred for treatment of neurologic Lyme disease. In this study, we evaluated the benefit of extended intravenous antibiotic therapy in patients with symptoms of neurologic Lyme disease.
METHODS: Patients with significant neurologic symptoms and positive testing for Borrelia burgdorferi were treated with intravenous antibiotics, and biweekly ...
| Known for Antibiotic Therapy | Lyme Disease | Patients Symptoms | Borrelia Burgdorferi | Symptom Severity |
Morgellons disease is a mysterious skin disorder that was first described over 300 years ago. The disease is characterized by fiber-like strands extruding from the skin in association with dermatologic and neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms. Although Morgellons disease has been confused with delusional parasitosis, the occurrence of the disease in children, the lack of pre-existing psychopathology in most patients and the presence of subcutaneous fibers on skin biopsy indicate that the ...
| Known for Morgellons Disease | Subcutaneous Fibers | Antibiotic Therapy | Patients Presence | Delusional Parasitosis |
| Known for Lyme Disease | Prevention Humans |
Virginia R Savely: Influence Statistics
| Concept | World rank |
|---|---|
| mysterious skin disorder | #2 |
| delusional parasitosis occurrence | #2 |
| common symptoms fiber | #2 |
| subcutaneous fibers | #2 |
| mystery morgellons disease | #2 |
| skin biopsy disease | #2 |
| definition morgellons | #2 |
| presence subcutaneous fibers | #2 |
| fiber sensations | #2 |
| unusual subcutaneous fibers | #2 |
| concept morgellons disease | #2 |
| lyme agrobacterium | #2 |
| unique objective finding | #2 |
| intact skin lesions | #2 |
| symptoms morgellons disease | #2 |
| morgellons disease mystery | #2 |
| skin fibers fiber | #2 |
| microscopic subcutaneous | #2 |
| disease fiberlike strands | #2 |
| mystery morgellons | #2 |
| agrobacterium role | #2 |
| etiology morgellons | #2 |
| lack preexisting psychopathology | #2 |
| patients subcutaneous fibers | #2 |
| improved cognition fatigue | #3 |
| fiberlike strands | #3 |
| 2552 weeks | #3 |
| biweekly evaluation | #3 |
| treatment 2552 weeks | #3 |
| cognition myalgias | #3 |
| range 7354 | #3 |
| arthralgias improved | #3 |
| sixlevel ordinal scale | #4 |
| antibiotic therapy concept | #5 |
| disease morgellons | #6 |
| mystery unfolds | #7 |
| fiber prevalence | #8 |
| symptoms fiber | #9 |
| disease mystery | #12 |
| arthralgias patients | #12 |
| confirmed subcutaneous | #13 |
| neurologic lyme disease | #14 |
| lesions intact skin | #14 |
| fatigue myalgias | #17 |
| fibers unknown | #22 |
| myalgias patients | #24 |
| controversial illness | #24 |
| morgellons disease | #25 |
| sensations skin | #28 |
| extended intravenous | #28 |
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Virginia R Savely:Expert Impact
Concepts for whichVirginia R Savelyhas direct influence:Morgellons disease, Lyme disease, Chronic lyme disease, Neurologic lyme disease, Intravenous antibiotic therapy, Subcutaneous fibers, Patients lyme disease, Chronic lyme.
Virginia R Savely:KOL impact
Concepts related to the work of other authors for whichfor which Virginia R Savely has influence:Morgellons disease, Delusional parasitosis, Chronic lyme, Spirochetal infection, Borrelia burgdorferi, Morphologic variants, Ekbom syndrome.
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