Hepatitis Due to Recurrent Lyme Disease
Authors: MARK H. GOELLNER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Brief Reports1 May 1988Hepatitis Due to Recurrent Lyme DiseaseMARK H. GOELLNER, M.D., WILLIAM A. AGGER, M.D., JOHN H. BURGESS, M.D., PAUL H. DURAY, M.D.MARK H. GOELLNER, M.D., WILLIAM A. AGGER, M.D., JOHN H. BURGESS, M.D., PAUL H. DURAY, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-5-707 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptLyme Disease, a multisystem disorder caused by the tick-borne spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi (1), is characterized by malaise, fever, headache, arthralgia, myalgia, stiff neck, lymphadenopathy, paresthesia, and a distinctive rash, erythema chronicum migrans, in its early phase (2). Neurologic, cardiac, and joint abnormalities may follow within weeks to months (3-5). We report the case of a patient with fever, hepatitis, and a maculopapular rash due to recurrent Lyme disease.A 73-year-old farm woman developed fever, chills, vomiting, myalgia, pedal paresthesia, arthralgia, and bilateral ankle arthritis in June 1980. She had a temperature of 38 °C and a generalized erythematous rash consisting...References1. STEEREGRODZICKIKORNBLATT ARA. The spirochetal etiology of Lyme disease. N Engl J Med. 1983;308:733-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. STEEREBARTENHAGENCRAFT ANJ. The early clinical manifestations of Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med. 1983;99:76-82. LinkGoogle Scholar3. REIKSTEEREBARTENHAGENSHOPEMALAWISTA LANRS. Neurologic abnormalities of Lyme disease. Medicine (Baltimore). 1979;58:281-94 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. STEEREBATSFORDWEINBERG AWM. Lyme carditis: cardiac abnormalities of Lyme disease. Ann Intern Med. 1980;93:8-16. LinkGoogle Scholar5. STEEREMALAWISTAHARDINRUDDYASKENASEANDIMAN ASJSPW. Erythema chronicum migrans and Lyme arthritis: the enlarging clinical spectrum. Ann Intern Med. 1977;86:685-98. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Gundersen Clinic La Crosse, Wisconsin Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByThe Liver in Systemic Disease and PregnancyAkute und chronische HepatitisThe Liver in InfectionsLiver and Bile Duct InfectionsNon-Hepatotropic Viral, Bacterial, and Parasitic Infections of the LiverHepatic Manifestations of Systemic DisordersThe Liver in Systemic Disease and PregnancyInfections of the LiverMaladie de Lyme avec hépatite et corticothérapie : à propos d'une observationOther viral and infectious diseases and HIV-related liver diseaseHepatic Manifestations of Systemic DisordersThe Liver in InfectionsBacterial Liver Abscess and Other Bacterial InfectionsLyme diseaseThe Liver in Systemic Disease and PregnancyLiver and Bile Duct InfectionsBacterial, Parasitic, and Fungal Infections of the Liver, Including Liver AbscessA case of acute hepatitis due to Lyme diseaseBORRELIA (LYME DISEASE)Necrotizing Granulomatous Hepatitis as an Unusual Manifestation of Lyme DiseaseGastrointestinal and Hepatic Manifestations of Tickborne Diseases in the United StatesBacterial infections and the liverHeterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi in the SkinOkuläre Neuroborreliose — Nachweis durch Polymerase chain reactionLyme disease in an experimental cat modelExperimental Feline Lyme Borreliosis as a Model for Testing Borrelia Burgdorferi VaccinesTicks and Lyme DiseaseFamilial Nephropathy in Bernese Mountain DogsLyme Disease in an Experimental Cat ModelBorrelia Burgdorferi Detected in the Blood, Synovium and Skin of Patients with Lyme ArthritisLYME DISEASEABSTRACTEpidemiology and Clinical Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis in Childhood.Liver Involvement in Systemic InfectionLyme Disease: Difficulties in Diagnosis and ManagementLyme disease: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatmentThe many faces and phases of borreliosis I. Lyme diseaseMolecular mimicry and lyme borreliosis: A shared antigenic determinant betweenBorrelia burgdorferi and human tissueHistopathology of Clinical Phases of Human Lyme DiseaseTreatment of Lyme BorreliosisLyme DiseaseLyme disease: Of ticks and titersBacterial infections and the liver 1 May 1988Volume 108, Issue 5Page: 707-708KeywordsArthralgiaFeversHeadachesHepatitis ALyme diseaseMyalgiaRashesSpirochetesTemperatureVomiting Issue Published: 1 May 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...