title: Psoriatic arthritis exacerbated by Salmonella infection.
abstract: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory joint disease in which environmental factors, particularly trauma and infections, are thought to play an important role. The authors describe the case of a patient with a mild and long-untreated form of PsA which was severely exacerbated by Salmonella typhimurium infection. This case confirms the importance of infectious agents in the occurrence and course of PsA.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, University of Padova, Italy. lpunzi@uxl.unipd.it
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Punzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pianon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pozzuoli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliviero
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Gambari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015535:Arthritis, Psoriatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification*