Musculoskeletal manifestations of Lyme disease in children.
Lyme disease, caused by a tick-transmitted spirochete, has significant musculoskeletal manifestations in children as well as in adults. A series of 23 children with Lyme disease is examined. Acute arthritis was present in five cases, with the knee being involved in three of these cases. Twelve cases (52%) presented with arthralgias, and 10 cases (43%) presented with myalgias. Neurological manifestations were present in 39% of the cases. Five cases have demonstrated recurrent polyarthralgias. Lyme disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of arthralgias and arthritis in children.
D000293:Adolescent; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013987:Ticks