Uveitis in adult patients with poststreptococcal reactive arthritis: the first two cases reported associated with uveitis.
We describe two adult patients with poststreptococcal reactive arthritis (PSRA), both of whom concomitantly developed uveitis. These are the first two cases reported. Because uveitis may result in permanent damage to visual acuity, this complication should be widely recognised in patients with PSRA and antibiotic prophylaxis should be considered for those with recurrent streptococcal infection.
Kobayashi
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Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. shigeto@med.juntendo.ac.jp
Tamura
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N
Ikeda
M
M
Sakuraba
K
K
Matsumoto
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T
Hashimoto
H
H
D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D010406:Penicillins; D004008:Diclofenac; D000667:Ampicillin