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Swati Govil1, Eugenio Capitle1, Alexandra Lacqua2
1Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
Abstract:
Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) infection, has a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and severity. Patients with possible Lyme disease may seek out or be referred to rheumatologists. Today, the most common reason to engage a rheumatologist is due to complaints of arthralgia. After skin, neurologic manifestations of Lyme disease are now among the most common. Therefore, it is important for rheumatologists to be aware of clues that suggest neurologic Lyme disease and prompt help from a neurologist experienced with Lyme disease.
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