Rheumatologic manifestations of Lyme disease

The characteristics of 15 patients with Lyme disease have been retrospectively reviewed; 12 patients had lymphocytic meningitis with mono or polyradiculitis including facial neuritis; 5 patients had mono or oligo-arthritis; 4 patients had inflammatory enthesopathy-like complaints which were the only...

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Published in:	Annales de médecine interne Vol. 139; no. 7; p. 460
Main Authors:	Giraudet, J S, Awada, H, Amor, B, Menkès, C J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 1988
Subjects:	Acute Disease Adult Aged Arthritis - etiology Chronic Disease Female Humans Lyme Disease - complications Male Meningitis - etiology Middle Aged Radiculopathy - etiology Retrospective Studies Rheumatic Diseases - etiology Tendinopathy - etiology Time Factors
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Summary:	The characteristics of 15 patients with Lyme disease have been retrospectively reviewed; 12 patients had lymphocytic meningitis with mono or polyradiculitis including facial neuritis; 5 patients had mono or oligo-arthritis; 4 patients had inflammatory enthesopathy-like complaints which were the only expression of the disease in 2 of them. All the patients received antibiotic treatment. A dramatic clinical improvement was noted in all patients within four days. A rapid response to treatment seems to be a useful diagnostic criteria which could be added to the recognized ones, i.e., clinical manifestations or significant rise of antibody titres.
ISSN:	0003-410X