Lyme borreliosis in rheumatological practice. Identification of Lyme arthritis and diagnostic aspects in a Swedish county with high endemicity. Accepted for publication Brithish Journal of Rheumatology.
To prospectively study the prevalence of Lyme arthritis, 100 consecutive patients referred to a rheumatology out-patient clinic and 115 patients with a classified rheumatological disease were included. Individuals seropositive for antibody against the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex were examined for clinical signs or a history of Lyme borreliosis. Positive titres against B. burgdorferi s.
