• Military medicine · Feb 2020

    Case Reports

    Lyme Arthritis in a Military Dependent Child transferred from Japan.

    • Heather Soloria and Daniel Adams.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 620 John Paul Jones Circle Portsmouth, VA 23708-2197.
    • Mil Med. 2020 Feb 12; 185 (1-2): e301-e302.

    AbstractLyme arthritis is the most common manifestation of late Lyme disease in children. Lyme disease is known to be endemic to Japan, but is rarely diagnosed. We report the identification and successful treatment of an adolescent male with Lyme arthritis who recently relocated with his family from a US Military base in Japan to Virginia. This case highlights the importance of obtaining a travel history from military members and their families who frequently relocate due to military orders. Military medical providers must be aware of tropical and travel-related illnesses and infections that may have been acquired at a prior duty station.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2019. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.

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