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How often do you see bony erosions in patients with Lyme arthritis?

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Infectious Disease · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

There are three ways that Lyme disease can result in joint involvement. The most common is diffuse arthralgias (not a true arthritis) associated with the acute infection. This is self-limited and does not harm the joint. The second is an inflammatory arthritis that is similar to other infected joint...

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