Arthritis associated with Campylobacter jejuni enteritis.
Among 342 patients with infection due to Campylobacter fetus ss. jejuni, 8 cases (2.3%) of arthritis were found. Three patients had monoarthritis and 5 oligoor polyarthritis. The arthritis began 4 days - 4 weeks after the onset of diarrhoea; this interval and the synovial fluid findings suggest that the arthritis was reactive. The histocompatibility antigen HLA-B 27 was identified in 5 of the 7 patients tested.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D006680:HLA Antigens