TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of chlamydia infection in reactive arthritis. A case report
AU - Savelli, Antonella
AU - Pecorari, Lisa
AU - Marsella, Maria
AU - Borgna-Pignatti, Caterina
AU - Cultrera, Rosario
AU - Seraceni, Silvia
AU - Contini, Carlo
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Reactive arthritis is defined as a joint inflammatory disease with a history of urethritis, gastroenteritis, or an upper respiratory tract infection in the previous four weeks. We report on a child presenting with reactive arthritis. Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA was demonstrated in the synovial fluid and cultured peripheral blood mononoclear cells. The role of PCR testing of the synovial fluid and blood in the diagnosis of a sero-negative arthritis is discussed.
AB - Reactive arthritis is defined as a joint inflammatory disease with a history of urethritis, gastroenteritis, or an upper respiratory tract infection in the previous four weeks. We report on a child presenting with reactive arthritis. Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA was demonstrated in the synovial fluid and cultured peripheral blood mononoclear cells. The role of PCR testing of the synovial fluid and blood in the diagnosis of a sero-negative arthritis is discussed.
KW - Cell culture
KW - Chlamydia pneumoniae
KW - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
KW - Reactive arthritis
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44049106622
VL - 24
SP - 53
EP - 55
JO - Acta Medica Mediterranea
JF - Acta Medica Mediterranea
SN - 0393-6384
IS - 1
ER -