Author/Authors
Karadağ, Ahmet Cumhuriyet University - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey , Karadağ, Müjde Sivas Numune Hospital - Department of Otolaryngology, Turkey , Doğan, Sevil Ceyhan Cumhuriyet University - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey , Hayta, Emrullah Cumhuriyet University - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey
Title Of Article
Lyme disease in the differential diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
شماره ركورد
33516
Abstract
Clinically, there are some differences between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Lyme disease. Although Lyme arthritis exhibits marked differences from RA, it can cause erosion at joint due tochronic proliferative synovitis as similar to RA. In the literature, a case was reported where bothentities were seen together. In this manuscript, we aimed to present a case with symmetric arthritisat small hand joints and arthralgia at wrist that mimicked RA but diagnosed as Lyme disease byhistory, clinical presentation and laboratory findings, and successfully treated.
From Page
67
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Lyme disease , rheumatoid arthritis , Borrelia burgdorferi
JournalTitle
Cumhuriyet Medical Journal
To Page
69
JournalTitle
Cumhuriyet Medical Journal
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