LOINC display name : Chronic lyme disease panel FC (Bld);
LOINC long common name : Chronic lyme disease panel - Blood by Flow cytometry (FC);
LOINC short name : Chronic lyme dis Pnl Bld FC;
LOINC description : This test is used in the work up of so called chronic lyme disease. Although controversial,
it has been reported that lower frequencies of circulating CD57 NK cells can be associated
with chronic Lyme Disease. Clinical improvement is correlated with increasing levels
of CD57 CD3- lymphocytes over time for patients on antibiotic therapy (Stricker, RA
and E.E. Winger, Immunology Letters 76 (2001) pp 43-48).;