[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 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.
Giraudet
J S
JS
Service de Rhumatologie A., Hôpital Cochin, Paris.
Awada
H
H
Amor
B
B
Menkès
C J
CJ
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
Manifestations rhumatologiques de la maladie de Lyme.