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Exhibit 237

Lyme Arthritis: An Epidemic of Oligoarticular Arthritis in Children and Adults in Three Connecticut Communities

Exhibit 237 · Original clinical investigation

Lyme Arthritis: An Epidemic of Oligoarticular Arthritis in Children and Adults in Three Connecticut Communities

The authors studied 51 residents of three contiguous Connecticut communities—39 children and 12 adults—who developed an illness characterized by recurrent attacks of asymmetric swelling and pain in a few large joints, especially the knee.

Describes 51 patients in three Connecticut communities and an illness characterized by recurrent large-joint inflammation.

Source
Allen C. Steere and colleagues, Arthritis & Rheumatism
Date
January–February 1977
Quoted from
Abstract (Arthritis Rheum 1977;20:7-17)
Grade
Peer-reviewed
Document
https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1780200102
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Abstract inspected; full paper not obtained.

Cited by

Finding MED-13.5
Peer-reviewed Mothers' reports and Polly Murray's records helped initiate the 1975 investigation that recognized Lyme arthritis as a distinct illness.