title: Reactive arthritis associated with Shigella sonnei infection.
abstract: Several studies have failed to show an association between Shigella sonnei dysentery and reactive arthritis. We describe 3 patients who had reactive arthritis and a recent or concurrent S sonnei infection. To our knowledge, this is only the second study to suggest this association. We propose that S sonnei should be considered as a triggering agent for reactive arthritis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012764:Shigella sonnei
chemical_list: D006680:HLA Antigens; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen