Oligoarthritis Caused by Borrelia bavariensis,Austria, 2014 |
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| Authors: | Mateusz Markowicz Stefan Ladst?tter Anna M. Sch?tta Michael Reiter Gerhard Pomberger Gerold Stanek |
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| Affiliation: | Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria (M. Markowicz, A.M. Schötta, M. Reiter, G. Stanek); ;Donauspital, Vienna (S. Ladstätter, G. Pomberger) |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | Lyme disease Lyme borreliosis Borrelia bavariensis bacteria arthritis oligoarthritis PCR |
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