Arthritis in Mediterranean spotted fever

Although arthralgia is a common complaint in Mediterranean spotted fever, frank arthritis is very unusual. We report two cases of this condition during the course of Mediterranean spotted fever. Synovial fluid was inflammatory in both patients and the disease resolved after doxycycline therapy. Immu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection 1991-09, Vol.19 (5), p.346-347
Hauptverfasser:	PEDRO-BOTET, J, AUGUET, T, PALLAS, O, GIMENO, J. L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Arthritis, Reactive - drug therapy Arthritis, Reactive - etiology Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Boutonneuse Fever - complications Doxycycline - therapeutic use Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Rickettsial diseases Synovial Fluid - chemistry Synovial Fluid - cytology Tropical bacterial diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Although arthralgia is a common complaint in Mediterranean spotted fever, frank arthritis is very unusual. We report two cases of this condition during the course of Mediterranean spotted fever. Synovial fluid was inflammatory in both patients and the disease resolved after doxycycline therapy. Immunofluorescence test for Rickettsia conorii in synovial fluid was negative, suggesting a reactive arthritis.
ISSN:	0300-8126 1439-0973
DOI:	10.1007/BF01645364