Table 1.
Epidemiology and Clinical Signs/Symptoms of Patients With Early Lyme Disease
| Subject No. | Sex | Age, y | Documented (<3 wk) Tick Bite | Duration of Illness, d | Erythema Migrans Lesion(s) | Other Complaints/Abnormalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 54 | Yes (deer tick) | 10 | Single (back) | Headache |
| 2 | F | 52 | No | 3 | Single (back) | Headache, fever, fatigue, myalgia |
| 3 | M | 52 | No | 3 | Single (thigh) | Headache, chills, fatigue, arthralgia |
| 4 | M | 24 | Yes (deer tick) | 4 | Single (thigh) | Headache, stiff neck, myalgia, arthralgia |
| 5 | M | 58 | Yes (deer tick) | 2 | Single (shoulder) | Arthralgia |
| 6 | F | 62 | Yes (deer tick) | 3 | Single (thigh) | None |
| 7 | M | 30 | Yes (deer tick) | 5 | Single (back) | Headache, fever, fatigue, stiff neck |
| 8 | M | 61 | Yes (deer tick) | 11 | Single (back) | Fatigue, myalgia |
| 9 | M | 49 | Yes (deer tick) | 7 | Single (trunk) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, fatigue, myalgia |
| 10 | F | 59 | Yes (deer tick) | 3 | Single (chest) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, myalgia |
| 11 | M | 51 | Yes (deer tick) | 7 | Single (hip) | Headache, stiff neck, myalgia |
| 12 | M | 69 | Yes (unidentified) | 4 | Single (thigh) | None |
| 13 | F | 41 | Yes (unidentified) | 3 | Single (back) | Headache, fever, fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia |
| 14 | M | 74 | Yes (deer tick) | 2 | Single (trunk) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, myalgia, arthralgia |
| 15 | F | 68 | No | 3 | Single (abdomen) | Lymphadenopathy |
| 16 | F | 68 | Yes (unidentified) | 7 | Single (abdomen) | Headache, fever, fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia |
| 17 | M | 71 | Yes (unidentified) | 5 | Single (arm) | Headache, stiff neck, fatigue, arthralgia |
| 18 | M | 71 | Yes (unidentified) | 6 | Single (back) | Headache, stiff neck, fatigue, arthralgia |
| 19 | F | 48 | Yes (unidentified) | 3 | Single (groin) | Headache, fever, fatigue |
| 20 | F | 69 | No | 5 | Single (shoulder) | Headache, stiff neck, fatigue |
| 21 | M | 62 | Yes (deer tick) | 20 | Single (back) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, arthralgia, myalgia |
| 22 | M | 73 | Yes (unidentified) | 7 | Single (shoulder) | Headache, fatigue |
| 23 | F | 35 | No | 14 | Single (back) | Headache, stiff neck, arthralgia, myalgia |
| 24 | M | 59 | No | 4 | Multiple (back) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, myalgia, arthralgia |
| 25 | M | 22 | No | 6 | Multiple (abdomen) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, myalgia, arthralgia |
| 26 | M | 31 | No | 19 | Multiple (back) | Headache, stiff neck, fatigue, myalgia |
| 27 | M | 59 | Yes (deer tick) | 6 | Multiple (trunk) | Fever, fatigue |
| 28 | M | 19 | No | 6 | Multiple (arm, torso) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, arthralgia, myalgia |
| 29 | M | 36 | No | 30 | Multiple (thigh, groin) | Headache, fever, stiff neck, arthralgia, myalgia |