title: Lyme disease presenting as popliteal cyst in children.
abstract: Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America. Our review of the literature found few reports of Lyme disease presented in the orthopaedic literature. However, Lyme disease presenting as a popliteal cyst, with or without rupture, is rarely reported. We present 4 cases of Lyme disease that initially presented to our pediatric orthopaedic clinic for treatment of a popliteal cyst. The early diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease may help prevent the often-devastating long-term sequelae of Lyme disease. The goal of this article is to increase the awareness of Lyme disease presenting in children as a popliteal cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. tmagee@hmc.psu.edu
authors.forename: Trevor H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Magee
authors.forename: Lee S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Segal
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ostrov
authors.forename: Brandt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Groh
authors.forename: Kelly L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Vanderhave
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011151:Popliteal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial