Toxic shock syndrome associated arthropathy. Staphylococcus aureus: a further triggering event in reactive arthritis?
An HLA-B27 positive 24 year old woman is described with a Staphylococcus aureus induced toxic shock syndrome precipitating a reactive arthritis.
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Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Coughlan
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D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D015235:HLA-B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
D015235:HLA-B Antigens; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen