Lyme disease

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1990 Jul-Aug;13(6):337-9.

Abstract

A 29-year-old male tennis player was examined for neck pain, limited mobility, and right elbow pain. The patient was treated for cervical facet syndrome by chiropractic manipulative therapy (CMT) for a period of 6 weeks. After this time the patient had a relapse of cervical pain, spinal myofascitis, dermatitis and migratory arthropathy. Several specialists were consulted throughout the case including a rheumatologist, and a tentative diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis and fibromyalgia was made. A follow-up blood evaluation led to a new diagnosis of Lyme disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Chiropractic
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lyme Disease / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Diseases / therapy