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. 2016 May 12;3(2):ofw096.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofw096. eCollection 2016 Apr.

First Case of Lyme Arthritis Involving a Prosthetic Knee Joint

William F Wright  1 , James A Oliverio  2
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First Case of Lyme Arthritis Involving a Prosthetic Knee Joint

William F Wright et al. Open Forum Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. Arthritis is usually a mani-festation of late dis-ease but has not been associated with cases of periprosthetic joint infections. We report on a patient who was first diagnosed with periprosthetic joint infection and subsequently Lyme arthritis.

Keywords: Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme arthritis; periprosthetic joint infections.

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