Post-streptococcal reactive arthritis: A clinical and serological description, revealing its distinction from acute rheumatic fever

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 261-267

  Jansen, T L Th A ^a,b   Janssen, M ^a   De Jong, A J L ^a   Jeurissen, M E C ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Post streptococcal reactive arthritis; Rheumatic fever; Streptococci

Indexed keywords

ANTISTREPTOLYSIN; DNA ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CARDITIS; CHOLESTATIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROAT CULTURE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0033001649     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.0438e.x     Document Type: Article

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