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Posted 5/8/2014 7:01 PM (GMT 0)
My friend with Lyme had to get an MRI from her stomach today, and the dr told her that her liver is enlarged.

She had 2 months of IV Rocephine, finished that mid December. She had an MRI in February and several ultrasounds, dr did not mention enlarged liver then.

Does anyone have a clue?? Something she can do? She is thinking about parasites, is that a possibility?

Thank you all!

MarieLS
Posted 5/8/2014 7:23 PM (GMT 0)
Does she have Babesia as well? That can cause an enlarged liver and spleen.

Rocephine can cause an enlarged liver too though.

I'm not sure what she can take if her liver is already enlarged. Each type of doc has their own ideas on what should be done.
Posted 5/8/2014 8:54 PM (GMT 0)
She probably needs to cut off the Rocephin for good. I have heard of this as a side effect. Then again very possible it could be related to the disease. I would say take a break and/or later try to switch abx. Give the body a break and then look at the organ again.

Post Edited (BarnGurl) : 5/8/2014 3:23:40 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/8/2014 9:04 PM (GMT 0)
Trav, she has been tested for Babesia at Infectolab in Germany, nothing showed, but you never know, Babesia is difficult to detect...

Barngurl, she stopped Rocephin halfway December last year and hasn't been on abx since. Her dr said the infection was gone, but she sent her blood off to Infectolab just a month or so ago, and her results were still positive. Because she still feels so sick and has still a lot of symptoms. She's now looking for a dr to proceed treatment. She lives a few hours away from me, so seeing my dr is a bit far for her.
Posted 5/8/2014 9:25 PM (GMT 0)
Marie it really sounds like it is the disease. Does she have any kind of immune suppression going on ? Hepatitis ?

Post Edited (BarnGurl) : 5/8/2014 3:30:58 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 5/8/2014 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
From what I read, if it was caused by the IV rocephin, her bilrubin and other liver tests would have been off while she was on rocephin and she probably would have felt it, or have something like jaundice. Also, from what I can see - most liver issues caused by rocephin resolve after treatment-if it is in fact being caused from the antibiotic.

Is there a chance she has hepatitis and maybe the disease has brought it out? Over here in the US, they are suggesting all baby boomers get tested for it and there are a lot of medications to treat it. There are so many possibilities though and that is just one. Babesia is more commonly associated with liver issues then others related to lyme.

I hope she feels better. :/
Posted 5/8/2014 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
Does she have EBV? If so, when was the last time she had the test run to see how high her titers are? EBV can cause both an enlarged liver and an enlarged spleen. I don't know if, as Beth has said - it would raise other values though.
Posted 5/9/2014 6:09 AM (GMT 0)
She has EBV. I'll have to search, but I remember that her EBV was possitive about a month and a half ago.

I will send her all of your replies, thank you so much!

Posted 5/9/2014 2:08 PM (GMT 0)
Is there much incidence of RMSF over there? RMSF(Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever) can also cause an enlarged liver and an enlarged spleen.
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