title: [Lyme arthritis].
abstract: Lyme disease is a multi-system inflammatory disease caused by spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi. Among multiplicity manifestations of Lyme disease, musculoskeletal symptoms also occur. In the following article authors present epidemiology of Lyme disease, pathogenesis of antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis, symptoms, diagnosis and management of Lyme arthritis based on recent guidelines prepared by an expert panel of the infectious Diseases Society of America.
authors: Małopolskie Centrum Reumatologii, Immunologii i Rehabilitacji Szpitala Specjalistycznego im. J. Dietla w Krakowie.
authors: Iwona
authors: I
authors: Rydz-Stryszowska
authors: Bogdan
authors: B
authors: Batko
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Krawiec
authors: Marcin
authors: M
authors: Krzanowski
authors: Martyna
authors: M
authors: Jurek-Krawiec
authors: Antoni
authors: A
authors: Skura
mesh_terms: D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi; D006801:Humans; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome