Unusual manifestations of Reiter's disease in a child.
Reiter's disease in a child, manifesting as circumscribed, thick, hyperkeratotic, rupioid lesions over the skin and later in the course of the disease developing pyopericardium and cardiac failure, is reported. Recovery of Chlamydia from the urethral discharge, too, was significant.
D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014521:Urethra / Q000382:microbiology