<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat are the possible diagnoses that can be distinguished from Lyme disease?  <response>: <reason> Lyme disease can be differentiated from other causes of acute arthritis on the basis of synovial fluid analysis.Type of Arthritis Color Transparency Viscosity Volume in ml WBC count per mm3 PMN cellcount Gram stain Gram Culture polymerase chain reaction PCR test Crystals Normal Clear Transparent Highthick 3.5 200 25 Negative Negative Negative Lyme arthritis Yellow Cloudy Low Often 3.5 3,000 to 100,000 mean: 25,000 50 Negative Negative Positive 85 percent Negative Gonococcal arthritis Yellow Cloudy-opaque Low Often 3.5 34,000 to 68,000 75 Variable 50 percent Positive 25 to 70 percent Positive 75 percent Negative Non-gonococcal arthritis Yellowish-green Opaque Very low Often 3.5 50,000 100,000 is more specific 75 Positive 60 to 80 percent Positive 90 percent -- Negative Inflammatory: crystalline arthritis e.g. Gout, Pseudogout Yellow Cloudy Lowthin Often 3.5 2,000 to 100,000 50 Negative Negative Negative Positive Inflammatory: non-crystalline arthritis e.g. Rheumatoid arthritis, reactive arthritis Yellow Cloudy Lowthin Often 3.5 2,000 to 100,000 50 Negative Negative Negative Noninflammatory arthritis e.g. Osteoarthritis Straw Translucent Highthick Often 3.5 200 to 2,000 25 Negative Negative Negative Hemorrhagic Red Bloody Variable Usually 3.5 Variable 50-75 Negative Negative Negative 