Incomplete Reiter's syndrome in a black patient showing HLA B 27.
We report a case of incomplete Reiter's syndrome in a black patient, who was first incorrectly diagnosed as having rheumatoid arthritis. We discuss the challenge involved in diagnosing incomplete forms of the syndrome and the value of a positive HLA B 27 antigen level in black patients.
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Department of Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ), Newark 07103-2714.
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D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D044383:Black People; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen