The Value of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Evaluation of Postinfectious Lyme Arthritis.
Journal
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases
ISSN: 1536-7355
Titre abrégé: J Clin Rheumatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9518034
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 03 2022
01 03 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
2
4
2021
medline:
25
2
2022
entrez:
1
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Inflammatory arthritis is the most common late manifestation of untreated Lyme disease in the United States. While antimicrobial therapy is effective in resolving swelling and pain for 90% of patients, many patients have persistent inflammation, termed postinfectious Lyme arthritis (PILA). Current outcome measures for Lyme arthritis have several limitations, as improvement is considered a dichotomous outcome based solely on physical examination. There is growing interest in the use of ultrasonography to better define outcomes in inflammatory arthritis, and this is particularly relevant for conditions such as late Lyme arthritis and PILA, which are monoarticular or oligoarticular. We describe results from a series of 5 patients who underwent ultrasound evaluations leading to a diagnosis of PILA. This is a case series describing 5 patients with PILA who were referred for evaluation and treatment of symptomatic joints. Musculoskeletal ultrasound showed significant joint pathology, even in cases with minimal clinical findings. Synovitis, effusions, enthesitis/tendinopathy, and bone erosions were seen and helped confirm the presence of ongoing inflammatory arthritis. Marked inflammatory change-with synovitis, enthesitis and erosions-can be seen in selected patients with PILA. Systematic sonographic evaluation of patients with PILA is needed to further evaluate pathology and treatment response.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Inflammatory arthritis is the most common late manifestation of untreated Lyme disease in the United States. While antimicrobial therapy is effective in resolving swelling and pain for 90% of patients, many patients have persistent inflammation, termed postinfectious Lyme arthritis (PILA). Current outcome measures for Lyme arthritis have several limitations, as improvement is considered a dichotomous outcome based solely on physical examination. There is growing interest in the use of ultrasonography to better define outcomes in inflammatory arthritis, and this is particularly relevant for conditions such as late Lyme arthritis and PILA, which are monoarticular or oligoarticular. We describe results from a series of 5 patients who underwent ultrasound evaluations leading to a diagnosis of PILA.
METHODS
This is a case series describing 5 patients with PILA who were referred for evaluation and treatment of symptomatic joints.
RESULTS
Musculoskeletal ultrasound showed significant joint pathology, even in cases with minimal clinical findings. Synovitis, effusions, enthesitis/tendinopathy, and bone erosions were seen and helped confirm the presence of ongoing inflammatory arthritis.
CONCLUSIONS
Marked inflammatory change-with synovitis, enthesitis and erosions-can be seen in selected patients with PILA. Systematic sonographic evaluation of patients with PILA is needed to further evaluate pathology and treatment response.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33790205
doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001732
pii: 00124743-202203000-00056
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Pagination
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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