From: Lyme arthritis in Southern Norway - an endemic area for Lyme Borreliosis
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Age (years) | Gender | History of prior tick bite | History of prior EM | Duration of arthritis (weeks) | Joint affected | Minor flares after antibiotic treatment* | ESR (mm/h) | CRP (mg/dl) | Serum Bb IgG % of cut off at baseline | Serum Bb IgM positive test at baseline | PCR positive test for Bb in joint fluid | Intraarticular GC before antibiotic therapy |
46 | Male | Yes | No | 3 | Left knee | None | 32 | 13 | 2423 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
54 | Male | Yes | No | 1 | Left knee | None | 55 | 89 | 700 | No | Yes | Yes |
47 | Female | Yes | No | 1 | Right knee | One | 45 | 1 | 1350 | Yes | Yes | No |
68 | Male | Yes | No | 104 | Left knee | Two | 13 | 51 | 1550 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
65 | Male | Yes | No | 1 | Left knee | Two | 48 | 129 | 1200 | +/- | Yes | Yes |
70 | Female | Yes | No | 7 | Right knee | None | 13 | 1 | 1500 | No | No | No |
50 | Female | Yes | Yes | 3 | Left knee | None | 9 | 2 | 2273 | Yes | No | No |
49 | Male | Yes | Yes | 1 | Left ankle | None | 37 | 74 | 2400 | No | No | No |
50 | Male | Yes | Yes | 1 | Right knee | None | 23 | 33 | 2335 | Yes | NA | Yes |
59 | Male | Yes | No | 3 | Left knee | One | 32 | 13 | 2423 | Yes | No | No |
54 | Female | No | No | 1.5 | Left knee | None | 9 | 1 | 1350 | No | Yes | Yes |
55 | Male | No | No | 12 | Right knee | One | 38 | 24 | 1350 | No | Yes | Yes |
66 | Male | No | No | 2.5 | Right knee | None | 67 | NA | NA | Yes | No | |
51 | Female | Yes | Yes | 12 | Right knee | None | 20 | 1 | 1450 | No | Yes | No |
50 | Female | No | No | 5 | Left knee | None | 15 | 30 | NA | NA | Yes | No |
47 | Male | No | No | 2 | Left knee | None | 29 | 93 | 1300 | +/- | Yes | No |
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Age (years) | Gender | History of prior tick bite | History of prior EM | Duration of arthritis (weeks) | Joint affected | Minor flares after antibiotic treatment* | ESR (mm/h) | CRP (mg/dl) | Serum Bb IgG % of cut off at baseline | Serum Bb IgM positive test at baseline | PCR positive test for Bb in joint fluid | Intraarticular GC before antibiotic therapy |
41 | Male | Yes | No | 0 | Left ankle | None | 8 | 53 | 2100 | No | No | No |
80 | Male | No | No | 3 | Left knee | † | 35 | 3 | 2550 | No | No | No |
53 | Female | Yes | No | 2 | Both knees and several small joints in left foot (MTP and PIP-joints) | One | 68 | 90 | 2500 | No | No | No |
50 | Male | No | No | 0 | Right knee | None | 68 | 132 | 1750 | Yes | No | No |
56 | Female | Yes | Yes | 4 | Left knee | † | 15 | 1 | 1300 | Yes | No | No |