title: Acute tropical polyarthritis in Sri Lanka patients.
abstract: This paper described the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings in 20 patients with an unusual form of arthritis. All but two were above the age of 20 years (range 14-79). There were eight males and 12 females. The majority of them had fever. All had multi-joint involvement. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate was elevated (mean 74 mm./hr.). All recovered completely with penicillin and salicylates; there were recurrences in two, but no tendency to chronicity.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D001211:Asia, Western; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005428:Flocculation Tests; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000276:immunology; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis; D014330:Tropical Medicine
chemical_list: D012217:Rheumatoid Factor