Clostridium, a “difficile” infection that can cause a reactive arthritis
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Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and can be difficult to cure. Most patients with CDI present only colonopathy and in fewer cases extra intestinal features were described such as reactive arthritis (ReA). We present a series of cases with CDI-associated reactive arthritis (CDI-AReA), admitted between 2011-2014 in the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balş”.
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A case of reactive arthritis due to Clostridium difficile colitis.
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