Acute arthritis of the right temporomandibular joint due to Lyme disease: a case report and literature review

Abstract Background Lyme disease is the most frequent tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. It often presents with a wide variety of symptoms. For this reason, affection of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) caused by Lyme disease (LD) can be misdiagnosed as a common temporomandibular disorder (TM...

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Main Authors: Christina Weise, Matthias C. Schulz, Karin Frank, Marcel Cetindis, Bernd Koos, Hannes Weise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01744-4