Oligoarthritis caused by Borrelia bavariensis, Austria, 2014

Abstract

A case of Lyme oligoarthritis occurred in an 11-year-old boy in Vienna, Austria. DNA of Borrelia bavariensis was detected by PCR in 2 aspirates obtained from different joints. Complete recovery was achieved after a 4-week course with amoxicillin. Lyme arthritis must be considered in patients from Europe who have persisting joint effusions.

Keywords: 2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2015 Jun [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2106.141516; Austria; Borrelia bavariensis; Ladstatter S; Lyme borreliosis; Lyme disease; PCR; Pomberger G; Reiter M; Schotta AM; Stanek G. Oligoarthritis caused by Borrelia bavariensis; Suggested citation for this article: Markowicz M; arthritis; bacteria; oligoarthritis.

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Comparison of frequency of clinical manifestations in Lyme borreliosis cases between the United States and 2 countries in Europe. Data from the United States are based on 154,405 patients identified during 2001–2010 by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance (1). Cases in Europe are represented by data from southern Sweden (1,471 patients, 1992–1993) (2) and Slovenia (1,020 patients, 2000) (3). The category Lyme neuroborreliosis includes all neurologic manifestations, such as radiculoneuropathy, facial palsy, and meningitis or encephalitis. Some patients had >1 manifestation.