In Lyme disease endemic areas, a noninvasive clinical prediction model to distinguish septic arthritis from Lyme arthritis would be useful, especially in children. A new study suggests that in highly selected patients, such prediction might be possible. But failure to recognize even a few cases of septic arthritis could have devastating consequences.
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Schoen, R. Monoarthritis risk stratification in Lyme disease. Nat Rev Rheumatol 9, 261–262 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2013.47
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