منابع مشابه
[Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis].
Reactive arthritis is defined as arthritis of 1 or more joints, in association with infection at a distant site, but without the infective agent being found in the synovial fluid. Patients with Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection and articular disease, who do not fulfill the modified Jones criteria for diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever, have been classified as having poststreptococc...
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Rheumatic fever is a catastrophic illness in many parts of the world, particularly in developing nations, where the incidence has been estimated to be between 10 and 15 million new cases each year. In the United States, rheumatic fever had become a rarity, having virtually disappeared by the mid 1960s. Of increasing concern, however, was the abrupt rise in the incidence of rheumatic fever in th...
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It is controversial whether poststreptococcal reactive arthritis (PSReA) is an entity separate from acute rheumatic fever (ARF) or is a forme fruste of ARF. Although there are many case series of PSReA in children, this entity is not common in adults. We describe an adult patient with polyarthritis and thoracic spine involvement attributed to PSReA.
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Three patients developed severe incapacitating diffuse pain and tenderness of the skeletal muscles after acute streptococcal infection. There was no evidence of concomitant arthritis, glomerulonephritis, or inflammatory muscle disease in any of the cases. All patients responded promptly to anti-inflammatory therapy. Severe myalgia should be considered an additional complication of immunological...
متن کاملPoststreptococcal reactive arthritis: what is it and how do we know?
OBJECTIVE To find out whether poststreptococcal reactive arthritis (PSRA) is a discrete, homogeneous clinical syndrome. METHOD Literature review from case reports and case series. RESULTS One hundred and eighty-eight cases were identified. The age distribution was bimodal, with one peak in childhood and one peak in adulthood. Eighty-three percent of streptococcal isolates were group A. The ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rheumatology Science and Practice
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1995-4492,1995-4484
DOI: 10.14412/1995-4484-2003-1324