Estimating the incidence of autoimmune inflammatory arthritis after Lyme disease
The incidence of IA was higher within a year of LD infection, higher than that expected in the general population. The temporal association and elevated incidence support the need for prospective studies to elucidate mechanisms linking infection and autoimmunity in LD.
Authors
- Ami A. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1139-2009)
- Ana‐Maria Orbai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-8567)
- Laura Prichett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6029-6902)
- Brittany L. Adler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9912-2435)
- Elizabeth Szymanski
- John B. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8438-4413)
- John N. Aucott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2648-0896)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152797
- Primary Topic
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00