Tertiary Lyme disease is a late, persistent inflammatory disease
characterized by skin changes, neurological and musculoskeletal
symptoms caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi transmitted
by the bite of a deer tick. Tertiary Lyme disease is indicated by
chronic arthritis.
Review Date: 02/23/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine; andJatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in
Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division
of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts
General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
