Anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with post-streptococcal reactive arthritis

Anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with post-streptococcal reactive arthritis.

Group A Streptococcus is a common bacterium that induces tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and pyoderma, and, furthermore, its metabolic products cause scarlatina. It is suggested that the molecular mimicry and cross reactivity between human tissues and the micro-organism are associated with immunogenic pathogenesis of well known poststreptococcal manifestations: acute rheumatic fever and acute glomeru...

Anticardiolipin Antibodies in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Background: Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) can either occur as a primary syndrome or associated with other autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) of IgG and/or IgM isotype in blood, measured by a standardized ELISA is the most acceptable laboratory criteria. APS IgG isotype, particularly IgG2 subclass is more strongly associated ...

Anticardiolipin and Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Iraqi Patients with Angina Pectoris

Anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with Behcet's disease.

The aims of this study are to determine anticardiolipin antibodies in patients with Sy Behcet and to determine correlation between the levels of anticardiolipin antibodies in serum in patients with clinic systemic and ocular manifestations. The study was conducted on 11 patients with Behcet disease (group I), and on 11 healthy subjects (group II). Anticardiolipin antibodies -aCL were determined...

Post-streptococcal reactive arthritis: where are we now

A 35-year-old man presented with polyarthritis and constitutional symptoms, and a recent history of multiple tick bites and skin rash on trekking holiday. He did not respond to oral doxycycline and cephalexine for presumed Lyme's disease. Further investigation confirmed strongly positive streptococcal serology. There was absence of clinical or echocardiography evidence of heart involvement and ...