Lyme Disease Manifestations in the Foot and Ankle

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Lyme Disease Manifestations in the Foot and Ankle: A Retrospective Case Series
Jason R. Miller, DPM, FACFAS, Karl W. Dunn, DPM, AACFAS, Domenick Braccia, DO, Louis J. Ciliberti Jr., DPM, AACFAS, Dina K. Becker, DPM, Joshua K. Hollinger, DPM, Shelley M. Brand, BS
Jnl of Foot and Ankle Surgery; Article in Press

Lyme disease is the result of Borrelia burgdorferi bacterial infection after exposure from a tick bite. A pathognomonic finding in early-stage Lyme disease is an expanding, red macular ring known as erythema migrans. Lyme arthritis is a late-stage manifestation of this disease, affecting the large, weightbearing joints with intermittent pain and swelling. The existing data on Lyme disease and subsequent arthritis have reported manifestations in the lower extremity, primarily in the knee and ankle and less commonly the small joints of the foot. We present a retrospective case series of 11 cases of painful arthritis in the foot and ankle with confirmatory Lyme disease testing.
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