Lyme Disease Manifestations in the Foot and Ankle: A Retrospective Case Series

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.

Source: Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery - July 16, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jason R. Miller, Karl W. Dunn, Domenick Braccia, Louis J. Ciliberti, Dina K. Becker, Joshua K. Hollinger, Shelley M. Brand Tags: Case Reports and Series Source Type: research