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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7-8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
Extracolonic manifestations of Clostridium difficile infections have rarely been reported as a cause of reactive arthritis. We report the case of a monoarticular arthritis following pseudomembranous colitis. A 45 year-old man was admitted for fever and monoarthritis of the left knee, 8 days after the onset of a C. difficile enterocolitis associated with urethritis. Samples obtained from the knee, urine, and blood cultures remained sterile. Bone scintigraphy revealed a left knee and forefoot hyperfixations. The association of arthritis and urethritis led us to the diagnosis of Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter syndrome. Antibiotics for arthritis were ineffective and stopped, but they were continued for colitis. NSAIDs were prescribed and clinical manifestations disappeared within 24 hours, the patient resumed walking after 48 hours. Four months later there was no relapse and no sequela.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0399-077X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
419-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Abscess, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Arthritis, Reactive, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Clindamycin, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Clostridium difficile, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Diverticulum, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Drug Therapy, Combination, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Knee Joint, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Metatarsal Bones, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Penicillanic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Piperacillin, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Sigmoid Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:15982847-Urethritis
pubmed:articleTitle
[Reactive arthritis due to Clostridium difficile].
pubmed:affiliation
Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, 2, 87042 Limoges cedex, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports