Abstract
The etiology and pathogenesis of Lyme disease are reviewed and the value of the condition as a human model for an infectious etiology of rheumatic disease is discussed. Similarities between Lyme disease and rheumatoid arthritis are considered.
MeSH terms
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Arthritis, Infectious / etiology*
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Arthritis, Infectious / immunology
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Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / etiology
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid / microbiology
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Borrelia burgdorferi Group / isolation & purification
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin M / analysis
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Lyme Disease / etiology*
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Lyme Disease / immunology
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Lyme Disease / microbiology
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Models, Biological
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Synovial Fluid / immunology
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Synovial Fluid / microbiology