Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Shortened from Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, which in turn derives from the names of Adolf Jarisch and Karl Herxheimer, physicians who separately described the reaction in syphilis patients.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:herx.
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| Herx | alternative | lexicographic | |
| herxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Shortened from Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, which in turn derives from the names of Adolf Jarisch and Karl Herxheimer, physicians who separately described the reaction in syphilis patients.
Has anyone else herxed intensely even on low dose fenben? I started with 150mg and herxed, backed down to 70mg and still herxed along with my 100mg doxy.2021 March 4, Fredsmith, “herxing like crazy on Fenben”, in HealingWell:
When using any antimicrobial against any Lyme-like infection, most patients will herx at some stage.2020, John Coleman, Rethinking Parkinson’s Disease, page 215:
These usually last for several hours, and require little more than aspirin and bed rest. Yet many Lyme newsgroup participants write about a "herx" beginning days or weeks after the start of antibiotic therapy, and "herxing" for weeks at a time -- often in a cyclic fashion.2017 October 1, Edward McSweegan, “Lyme Disease: Questionable Diagnosis and Treatment”, in ActionLyme.org, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2023:
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| herxed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| herxed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| herxing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| Herx | alternative | lexicographic | |
| herxes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |