Prediction of diagnosis in acute and subacute oligoarthritis of unknown origin

British Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Kvien, T K ^a   Glennas A ^a   Melby, K ^b  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute arthritis; Chlamydia trachomatis; Diagnostic tests; Enterobacteria; Oligoarthritis; Reactive arthritis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; SARCOIDOSIS; SYMPTOM; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0029921474     PISSN: 02637103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/35.4.359     Document Type: Article

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