Reactive arthritis associated with Clostridium difficile enteritis.
Reactive arthritis of one or more peripheral joints developed after an enteric infection with Clostridium difficile in 2 adult patients. Other reactive signs such as conjunctivitis, mucous membrane lesions and urethritis were absent. One patient had the HLA-B27 antigen. Short term followup showed a benign course of the arthritis. Three other cases of arthritis associated with C. difficile were reviewed.
Atkinson
M H
MH
University of Calgary Rheumatic Disease Unit, Calgary General Hospital, Canada.
McLeod
B D
BD
D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D003015:Clostridium Infections; D004751:Enteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D006680:HLA Antigens; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen