Concurrent reactive arthritis and myelitis - a case report

Concurrent reactive arthritis and myelitis - a case report

Reactive arthritis is a post infectious multisystem illness which usually occurs after episodes of diarrhoea or urinary tract infections. It can cause many manifestations other than the musculoskeletal system including skin, urogenital system and eyes. However the central nervous system is only occa...

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Veröffentlicht in:International archives of medicine 2009-06, Vol.2 (1), p.17-17
Hauptverfasser: Agarwal, Mukul P, Giri, Subhash, Sharma, Vishal, Bhardwaj, Gaurav
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Myelitis
Patient outcomes
Reiter's syndrome
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:Reactive arthritis is a post infectious multisystem illness which usually occurs after episodes of diarrhoea or urinary tract infections. It can cause many manifestations other than the musculoskeletal system including skin, urogenital system and eyes. However the central nervous system is only occasionally involved. We discuss the case of a 32 year old male who presented with myelitis in association with reactive arthritis.
ISSN:1755-7682
1755-7682
DOI:10.1186/1755-7682-2-17