Persistent synovitis in children with Lyme arthritis: Two unusual cases. An immunogenetic approach

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 646-650

  Hendrickx, Guy ^a   De Boeck, Hugo ^a   Goossens, Anita ^a   Demanet, Christian ^a   Vandenplas, Yvan ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Erythema migrans; Lyme arthritis; Lyme disease

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; NAPROXEN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROPATHY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CASE REPORT; CHILD; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENETICS; JOINT BIOPSY; KNEE; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SPIROCHETE; SYNOVECTOMY; SYNOVITIS; TICK BITE;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LYME DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 8744269974     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-004-1500-3     Document Type: Article

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