Persistent Lyme arthritis | ||
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Antibiotic-refractory persistent arthritis | Significant inflammation (effusion, limited range of motion, oligoarthritis) | Repeat |
 |  | • Intravenous cefotaxime 50 mg/kg/day in one dose (maximum dose 2,000 mg/day) |
 |  | • Intravenous cefotaxime 200 mg/kg/day in three divided doses (maximum dose 6,000 mg/day) |
 |  | • Intravenous penicillin G 0.5 million U/kg/day in four to six divided doses (maximum 20 million U/day) |
 |  | for 14 days up to 28 days |
 | Limited inflammation (for example, monoarthritis) | • Doxycycline 4 mg/kg/day in two divided doses (maximum 200 mg/day; after 8 years of age) |
 |  | for 28 days |
 |  | Additional anti-inflammatory therapy: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
No remission reached | In synovial fluid or synovia: | Prolong antibiotic oral treatment for another month |
 |    B. burgdorferi DNA present | Consider |
 |  | • Intra-articular steroid injection |
 |  | • Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy |
 |  | • Arthroscopic synovectomy |
 |    B. burgdorferi DNA not present | Consider |
 |  | • Intra-articular steroid injection |
 |  | • Disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy |
 |  | • Arthroscopic synovectomy |