Pneumonia, myocarditis and reactive arthritis due to Chlamydia pneumoniae.
A 37 year old HLA B27 negative man developed erythema nodosum, pneumonia, myocarditis and oligoarthritis due to Chlamydia pneumoniae. He recovered completely over a four month period. This is the first clinical description of reactive arthritis caused by C. pneumoniae.
Gran
J T
JT
Department of rheumatology, Central Hospital of Aust Agder, Arendal, Norway.
Hjetland
R
R
Andreassen
A H
AH
D000328:Adult; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*