Will do!! I've been doing a little research and though rare, Lyme disease, specifically Borrelia burgdoferi infection could potentially cause an aortic aneurysm. Lyme disease can cause an inflammation in the wall of the aorta (aortitis), which can lead to weakening and potential aneurysm formation.
There are case reports of mycotic aneurysms caused by Borrelia afzelii. Mycotic aneurysms are dilated blood vessels caused by an infection, typically bacterial, that weakens the vessel wall.
Lyme is under diagnosed and under treated. I don't think anyone who hasn't had lyme, realizes just how bad an infection can be. There are many people that may never have received the diagnosis, if their infection wasn't severe. I'm not sure, but there's a possibility that more aneurysms are caused by Lyme than are documented.
This is all on my ask the Cardiologist list when I go in April. 🙂