Trauma and seronegative spondyloarthropathy: report of two more cases of peripheral arthritis precipitated by physical injury.
Two more cases of B27 associated peripheral arthritis triggered by physical injury are reported. One patient developed arthritis after a minor insult and in the other Reiter's syndrome occurred after the injury. Possibly, trauma causes release of self antigens from the injured joints.
Olivieri
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Rheumatic Disease Unit, University of Pisa, Italy.
Gemignani
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Christou
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Pasero
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D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen