Prevention of a false diagnosis of sexually acquired reactive arthritis by synovial lymphocyte responses.
Three cases are reported in which a diagnosis of sexually acquired reactive arthritis might have been made erroneously from the history, but the enteric origin of the reactive arthritis was evident from synovial lymphocyte responses. The importance of making the correct diagnosis and the avoidance of unwarranted spousal dysharmony is stressed.
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Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000166:cytology*