[Diarrhea with sequelae].
We report on a twenty-three year old woman with shifting polyarthritis after an episode with gastroenteritis. Despite normalisation of stool we could detect campylobacter jejuni one month later. After therapy with macrolide antibiotics arthritis recovered.
Medizinische Poliklinik, Universitätsspital Basel.
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D000328:Adult; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans