I have Lyme disease. Can you please review my ECG report?

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I have gone through your ECG result (attachment removed to protect patient identity), and I can see evidence of a second degree AV block (atrioventricular block), which is a common finding amongst patients with Lyme's disease. Since you have already been placed on antibiotics, the ECG will clear up and become normal in weeks. There is no need to worry. Please make sure you complete all the drugs prescribed. Take care.

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The AV block is not caused by the Azithromycin but instead caused by the Lyme disease itself due to some inflammatory process that occurs in the heart as a result of the Lyme organisms in the heart tissue. In my experience of dealing with patients, normally antibiotics therapy is three to four weeks and ECG symptoms cleared up in a maximum of six weeks. If you develop symptoms like that of flu, palpitations, shortness of breath or appearance of rashes, then please go to the hospital as you might not be responding to treatment. But in the absence of symptoms, there is no cause for worry. You can repeat the ECG test after three weeks to see the change in ECG. Hopefully, it should have resolved by then. Thank you. Take care.