The nurse explains that one of the few rheumatic joint diseases about which we know the infectious etiology is
A) ankylosing spondylitis.
B) Lyme disease.
C) rheumatoid arthritis.
D) Sjögren's syndrome.

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Lyme disease is one form of rheumatic joint disease with a known cause. This complex multisystem disease is caused by the tick-borne spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.

The Nurse Explains That One of the Few Rheumatic Joint