Lyme disease X-ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anmol Pitliya, M.B.B.S. M.D.[2]
Overview
There are no X-ray findings associated with Lyme disease. However, an X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of chronic Lyme arthritis.
X-ray
- There are no X-ray findings associated with Lyme disease. However, an X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of chronic Lyme arthritis.
- The majority of patients with Lyme arthritis have little/no joint dysfunction after remission of the attack.
- In few patients with chronic Lyme arthritis, X-ray of joints may show:[1]
- Inflammation of joints
- Soft tissue swelling
- Erosion and permanent damage to joint
- Radiographic evidence of enthesopathy
- Inflammed tendons (tendonitis)
References
- ↑ Steere AC, Schoen RT, Taylor E (1987). "The clinical evolution of Lyme arthritis". Ann Intern Med. 107 (5): 725–31. PMID 3662285.