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Lyme arthritis
- migratory polyarthritis
- common in New England (named for Lyme, Conn.)
- spirochete (Borrelia) transmitted by tick (Ixodes dammini)
- joint effusion, esp. knee
(may be only finding)
- skin lesions: erythema chronicum migrans
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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