raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:91546

Lyme disease

Synonyms: Lyme borreliosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Inheritance
Not applicable
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

Lyme disease (named after the towns in the USA where the disease was first identified) is a bacterial infection caused by <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i>.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enLyme diseaseLyme borreliosis
frMaladie de LymeBorréliose de Lyme
deLyme-KrankheitLyme-Borreliose
esFiebre de LymeBorreliosis de Lyme
itMalattia di LymeBorreliosi di Lyme
nlZiekte van LymeLyme-borreliose
ptDoença de Lyme
plChoroba z LymeBorelioza z Lyme
csLymeská nemocLymeská borelióza
ukХвороба ЛаймаЛайм-бореліоз
zh莱姆病兰姆氏包柔螺旋体病
trLyme hastalığıLyme borelyozu

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10A69.2Especificvalidated
ICD-111C1GEspecificvalidated
MONDO0019632Evalidated
MeSHD008193Evalidated
UMLSC0024198Evalidated
MedDRA10025169Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (2):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

7 records
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Annual incidence>1 / 1000177.5 / 100 000EuropeValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00016.6 / 100 000FranceValue and classValidated[EXPERT]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00021.9 / 100 000WorldwideValue and classNot yet validatedemedicine[OTHER]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00012.37 / 100 000HungaryValue and classValidated23428090[PMID]
Annual incidence1-5 / 10 00036 / 100 000SwedenValue and classNot yet validatedORPHANET
Annual incidence>1 / 1000100 / 100 000United StatesValue and classValidated24045727[PMID]
Point prevalenceUnknown—EuropeClass onlyNot yet validatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

24 annotations · validated 2016-06-01
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0001369Arthritis
HP:0006824Cranial nerve paralysis
HP:0001386Joint swelling
HP:0001287Meningitis
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0100576Amaurosis fugax
HP:0011675Arrhythmia
HP:0002829Arthralgia
HP:0001678Atrioventricular block
HP:0000708Atypical behavior
HP:0004334Dermal atrophy
HP:0012378Fatigue
HP:0001945Fever
HP:0002315Headache
HP:0002383Infectious encephalitis
HP:0100785Insomnia
HP:0002354Memory impairment
HP:0001324Muscle weakness
HP:0003326Myalgia
HP:0002017Nausea and vomiting
HP:0003401Paresthesia
HP:0009830Peripheral neuropathy
HP:0000613Photophobia
HP:0200036Skin nodule
HP:0000554Uveitis
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