Lyme disease: the College of Teachers General denounces official recommendations

The National College of Teaching General Practitioners (CNGE) advises all physicians "to ignore" official recommendations in the treatment of Lyme disease, a subject of controversy between patient badociations and the medical profession. 19659002] The recommendations were published on June 20 by the High Authority for Health (HAS), which establishes the good practices of care.

This grouped under the very broad term of "symptomatology / persistent syndrome (e) polymorphic after possible tick bite "(SPPT)" situation of patients who may have been exposed to ticks and who exhibit polymorphic, persistent and unexplained clinical signs, which may be disabling ". All with the terms of care.

"Pending the opinion argued on the merits of its scientific council", the CNGE "advises all doctors not to follow + + recommendation because in the current state of science, it does not does not rely on valid scientific data ", Tuesday in a statement.

This" recommendation "on this SPPT" possibly without any evidence of tick bite "illustrates the" drifts "of the method of elaboration of the recommendations of the HAS in general medicine, says the College.

He mentions a risk "to lead to an escalation of additional examinations", to "expose patients to significant iatrogenesis" (adverse effects of drugs, ed) to, ultimately, "nothing to solve their problems "

The Academy of Medicine has also rebelled against this new entity, referred to as the SPPT, which, in its opinion, does not stand out.

The HAS" recognizes in fact implicitly the the existence of such a pathology without the slightest proof with consequent proposals for heavy care involving numerous, expensive and often unnecessary investigations, "wrote this institution advisor of public authorities.

" Far from clarifying the situation ", the HAS" wanting to please everyone does not satisfy anyone, "she added.

Lyme borreliosis is an infectious disease, caused by a bacterium, and transmitted by a tick bite. It "is diagnosed by a clinical examination first and foremost", and if necessary by blood tests, HAS emphasized.

For several years, badociations of patients and doctors have been demanding the recognition of controversial, undiagnosed chronic forms of this disease. manner.