Lyme Disease Manifestations in the Foot and Ankle: A Retrospective Case Series

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• 作者：Jason R. Miller ; DPM ; FACFASp>1p> ; Karl W. Dunn ; DPM ; AACFASp>2p>p> ; p>p>dr.karldunn@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding authorp> ; Domenick Braccia ; DOp>3p> ; Louis J. Ciliberti Jr. ; DPM ; AACFASp>4p> ; Dina K. Becker ; DPMp>5p> ; Joshua K. Hollinger ; DPMp>5p> ; Shelley M. Brand ; BSp>6p>
• 关键词：4
• 刊名：The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：November-December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：55
• 期：6
• 页码：1241-1244
• 全文大小：195 K

文摘

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.