Lyme disease or a complication of delusional parasitosis?

Recent debate regarding the existence of Lyme disease in Australia has been broadcast on local media (Lord, 2013; Martin, 2013). Advocates for the existence of Lyme disease in Australia report that patients with suspected Lyme disease present to multiple doctors and that they receive no clear diagnosis for their non-specific symptoms until they are diagnosed with Lyme disease and successfully treated with antibiotics. Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial infection which has been more commonly reported in certain states of America (Schmid, 1985). However, cases have also been reported in Australia (Maud and Berk, 2012).