Clin Exp Rheumatol
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Lyme arthritis is the late manifestation of a multi-systemic infectious disease designated Lyme borreliosis (LB) which is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burdorferi. Its arthritic manifestations were first recognized in the small New England villages, "Lyme" and "Old Lyme", for which the disorder is named. ⋯ The intensive study of this disorder, however, has taught important lessons which may also be true for other forms of chronic arthritis in which an infectious cause has not been elucidated. Rather than just adding another review on Lyme arthritis to the many good ones that already exist, this paper will focus on these messages.
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Review Case Reports
Pulmonary hypertension in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease: clinical and pathologic findings, and review of literature.
A patient with pulmonary hypertension (PH) complicating mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) is described. The patient died suddenly after catheterization documenting the pulmonary hypertension. ⋯ Review of the literature revealed few and differing reports concerning the pathology of PH as seen in MCTD. Sudden death in patients with pulmonary hypertension undergoing invasive procedures is not an uncommon occurrence.