Death from inappropriate therapy for Lyme disease

Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Oct;31(4):1107-9. doi: 10.1086/318138.

Abstract

A 30-year-old woman died as a result of a large Candida parapsilosis septic thrombus located on the tip of a Groshong catheter. The catheter had been in place for 28 months for administration of a 27 month course of intravenous cefotaxime for an unsubstantiated diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Candidiasis / etiology
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects*
  • Cefotaxime / administration & dosage
  • Cephalosporins / administration & dosage
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iatrogenic Disease
  • Lyme Disease / diagnosis
  • Lyme Disease / drug therapy*
  • Thrombosis / etiology

Substances

  • Cephalosporins
  • Cefotaxime