Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5576141 | The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery | 2016 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Lyme disease is the result of Borrelia burgdorferi bacterial infection after exposure from a tick bite. A pathognomonic finding in early-stage Lyme disease is an expanding, red macular ring known as erythema migrans. Lyme arthritis is a late-stage manifestation of this disease, affecting the large, weightbearing joints with intermittent pain and swelling. The existing data on Lyme disease and subsequent arthritis have reported manifestations in the lower extremity, primarily in the knee and ankle and less commonly the small joints of the foot. We present a retrospective case series of 11 cases of painful arthritis in the foot and ankle with confirmatory Lyme disease testing.
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Authors
Jason R. DPM, FACFAS, Karl W. DPM, AACFAS, Domenick DO, Louis J. DPM, AACFAS, Dina K. DPM, Joshua K. DPM, Shelley M. BS,