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Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome
Tree Number(s)
C01.150.252.400.536.850
C01.150.252.400.794.352.250.850
C01.920.930.513.850
C23.550.291.500.829.500
Unique ID
D000077342
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000077342
Scope Note
A condition caused by long-lasting and ongoing infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi resulting in progressive inflammatory neurologic, neuromuscular, and dermatologic manifestations including ENCEPHALITIS; MYELITIS; acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans; and ARTHRITIS.
Entry Term(s)
Chronic Lyme Disease
Post Lyme Disease Syndrome
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
Previous Indexing
Lyme Disease (1989-2018)
Public MeSH Note
2019
History Note
2019
Date Introduced
2019/01/01
Last Updated
2022/04/13
Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome Preferred
Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Related
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