2020
Lyme disease: diagnosis and treatment.
Schoen R. Lyme disease: diagnosis and treatment. Current Opinion In Rheumatology 2020, 32: 247-254. PMID: 32141956, DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000698.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical manifestationsLyme arthritisAdjunctive laboratory testsAcute systemic illnessLyme diseaseDiagnosis of Lyme diseaseTreatment of Lyme diseaseOligo-arthritisUntreated patientsClinical featuresAntibiotic treatmentSystemic illnessRheumatic diseasesInflammatory arthritisTreatment approachesRheumatoid arthritisDiagnostic testsPatientsArthritisDiseaseManifestationsTreatmentVector-borne infectionsLaboratory testsLymeChallenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease
Schoen R. Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lyme Disease. Current Rheumatology Reports 2020, 22: 3. PMID: 31912251, DOI: 10.1007/s11926-019-0857-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of Lyme diseaseClinical featuresCourse of oral antibiotic therapyOral antibiotic therapyLate-stage manifestationLate-stage diseaseLyme diseaseAntibiotic therapyCausative organismTreatment strategiesClinical expressionLyme arthritisImpact of Lyme diseaseDiagnosisDiseasePatientsTreatmentVector-borne illnessStrains of Borrelia burgdorferiLymeWell-characterizedMorbidityTherapyFindingsIt
2013
Monoarthritis risk stratification in Lyme disease
Schoen R. Monoarthritis risk stratification in Lyme disease. Nature Reviews Rheumatology 2013, 9: 261-262. PMID: 23567460, DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2013.47.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Borrelia burgdorferi basic membrane proteins A and B participate in the genesis of Lyme arthritis
Pal U, Wang P, Bao F, Yang X, Samanta S, Schoen R, Wormser GP, Schwartz I, Fikrig E. Borrelia burgdorferi basic membrane proteins A and B participate in the genesis of Lyme arthritis. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2007, 205: 133-141. PMID: 18166585, PMCID: PMC2234379, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20070962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme arthritisMouse jointsB. burgdorferi antigensBurgdorferi-infected miceSevere arthritisSpirochete numbersArthritisHost responseLyme diseaseAffinity-purified antibodiesBorrelia burgdorferiChain reactionMiceOriginal phenotypeBasic membrane proteinMutant spirochetesGene expressionJointsInflammationPathogenesisAntigenDiseaseB. burgdorferi gene expression
1991
Treatment of refractory chronic Lyme arthritis with arthroscopic synovectomy
Schoen R, Aversa J, Rahn D, Steere A. Treatment of refractory chronic Lyme arthritis with arthroscopic synovectomy. Arthritis & Rheumatism 1991, 34: 1056-1060. PMID: 1859481, DOI: 10.1002/art.1780340817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic Lyme arthritisLyme arthritisArthroscopic synovectomyMild functional limitationsLong-term followupRecurrent synovitisJoint inflammationAntibiotic therapyFollowup periodFunctional limitationsPatientsArthritisFirst monthSynovectomyFollowupSynovitisInflammationSurgeryTherapyKneeDiseaseMonths
1987
The clinical evolution of Lyme arthritis.
Steere A, Schoen R, Taylor E. The clinical evolution of Lyme arthritis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1987, 107: 725-31. PMID: 3662285, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-107-5-725.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme arthritisClinical evolutionDisease onsetIntermittent attacksSubjective joint painErythema chronicum migransFrank arthritisChronic synovitisErosive diseaseJoint painAntibiotic therapyMusculoskeletal painJoint disabilityMean durationJoint abnormalitiesLarge jointsArthritisPatientsLyme diseaseSubsequent manifestationBrief episodesPainDiseaseEpisodesOnset
1985
Successful Parenteral Penicillin Therapy of Established Lyme Arthritis
Steere A, Green J, Schoen R, Taylor E, Hutchinson G, Rahn D, Malawista S. Successful Parenteral Penicillin Therapy of Established Lyme Arthritis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1985, 312: 869-874. PMID: 3883177, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198504043121401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLyme arthritisComplete resolutionDouble-blind placebo-controlled trialAttacks of arthritisIntravenous penicillin GParenteral penicillin therapyPlacebo-controlled trialPenicillin-treated patientsErythema chronicum migransMean followPenicillin therapyParenteral therapyParenteral penicillinIntraarticular corticosteroidsJoint fluidArthritisPatientsLyme spirocheteFurther experienceTherapyPenicillin GOptimal courseDaysCorticosteroidsPlacebo