title: [The clinical instrumental characteristics of the locomotor involvement in patients who have had Lyme disease].
abstract: Locomotor system has been studied in 24 patients with a history of Lyme's disease. All of them had arthralgia, 11 had relapsing arthritis, chronic arthritis occurred in 6 examinees. Arthritis presented as recurrent asymmetric mono-oligoarthritis affecting primarily joints of the lower limbs. Periarticular disorders were detected in 12 patients. Serologically, 18 of 24 patients had elevated titers of antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in indirect immunofluorescence test. Scintigraphy revealed polyarticular lesions in many cases, ultrasound investigation of the joints confirmed inflammatory nature of the pathological changes. It is inferred that combined methods of examination in diagnosis of Lyme's arthritis (titers to antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, ultrasound investigations, scintigraphy of the joints) provide most complete information.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ushakova
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Anan'eva
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Mach
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Pushkova
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Barskova
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Skripnikova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D001175:Arthrography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: C052653:technetium Tc 99m technephore; D013667:Technetium
vernacular_title: Kliniko-instrumental'naia kharakteristika porazheniia oporno-dvigatel'nogo apparata u bol'nykh, perenesshikh laĭmskuiu bolezn'.