Decreased activity of reiter's syndrome after urethrectomy

Reiter's syndrome is a chronic rheumatic disease that develops after infective urethritis or gastroenteritis and has a strong association with the HLA‐B27 antigen. How these factors interact remains unclear. We present a patient with Reiter's syndrome who exhibited 2 novel features: unusua...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arthritis and rheumatism 1990-06, Vol.33 (6), p.885-887
Hauptverfasser:	Rubin, Richard A., Goldfarb, Richard A., Lidsky, Martin D., Abrams, Jackie
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arthritis, Reactive - complications Arthritis, Reactive - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Diseases of the osteoarticular system Humans Inflammatory joint diseases Male Medical sciences Postoperative Period Urethra - pathology Urethra - surgery Urethral Stricture - etiology Urethral Stricture - pathology Urethral Stricture - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Reiter's syndrome is a chronic rheumatic disease that develops after infective urethritis or gastroenteritis and has a strong association with the HLA‐B27 antigen. How these factors interact remains unclear. We present a patient with Reiter's syndrome who exhibited 2 novel features: unusually severe urethritis that produced strictures requiring surgery, and dramatic regression of his rheumatic manifestations following a urethrectomy.
ISSN:	0004-3591 1529-0131
DOI:	10.1002/art.1780330617