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Lyme Disease
When To Call a Doctor
Call your doctor if:
- A tick is attached to your body and you are unable to remove the entire tick.
- You have a circular red rash that expands over the course of several days, especially if you know you were recently exposed to ticks. You may also have flu-like symptoms, such as fatigue, headache, stiff neck, fever, chills, or body aches.
- You feel very tired or have joint pain (especially with redness and swelling), irregular heartbeats, severe headache, or neck pain.
- You are pregnant or nursing and you think you may have been exposed to ticks.
Who to see
The following health professionals can diagnose and prescribe treatment for Lyme disease or complications of Lyme disease:
- Reference General practitioner Opens New Window
- Reference Internist Opens New Window
- Reference Pediatrician Opens New Window
- Reference Nurse practitioner Opens New Window
- Reference Physician assistant Opens New Window
- Reference Infectious disease specialist Opens New Window
- Reference Rheumatologist Opens New Window
- Reference Dermatologist Opens New Window
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- Reference Cardiologist Opens New Window
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Reference Making the Most of Your Appointment.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference August 21, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology |
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