R. Seldes et al., ATRAUMATIC SPONTANEOUS HEMARTHROSIS ASSOCIATED WITH LYME ARTHRITIS - A CASE-REPORT, Clinical orthopaedics and related research, (297), 1993, pp. 269-271
A 20-year-old male athlete had Lyme arthritis and an associated atraum
atic spontaneous hemarthrosis of the knee. Lyme arthritis is a common
and well-documented manifestation of Lyme disease, but an association
with an atraumatic hemarthrosis to date has not been reported. Clinica
l diagnosis was confirmed by serologic testing. Treatment consisted.of
ceftriaxone, 1-g intravenous for 14 days.