title: Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis with thoracic spine involvement in an adult.
abstract: It is controversial whether poststreptococcal reactive arthritis (PSReA) is an entity separate from acute rheumatic fever (ARF) or is a forme fruste of ARF. Although there are many case series of PSReA in children, this entity is not common in adults. We describe an adult patient with polyarthritis and thoracic spine involvement attributed to PSReA.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Hippokration General Hospital, 20 N. Politi Street, 16346 Athens, Greece. alexopou@ath.forthnet.gr
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alexopoulou
authors.forename: Spyros P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Dourakis
authors.forename: Nikolaos D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Stamoulis
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vassilopoulos
authors.forename: Athanasios J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Archimandritis
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents