[Reactive arthritis following Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection]

Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1990 Feb 10;110(4):485-7.
[Article in Norwegian]

Abstract

A patient developed reactive arthritis due to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Five months after the primary infection, the patient still suffered from severe oligoarthritis. The administration of steroids and sulphasalazine had very little effect upon the development of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sulfasalazine / therapeutic use
  • Yersinia Infections / complications*
  • Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections / complications*

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Sulfasalazine