title: [Rheumatologic manifestations of Lyme disease].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie A., Hôpital Cochin, Paris.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Giraudet
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Awada
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amor
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Menkès
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Manifestations rhumatologiques de la maladie de Lyme.