| A case of reactive arthritis after Salmonella enteritis in a 12-year-old boy |
| Peter Chun (Chun P), Young Jin Kim (Kim YJ), Young Mi Han (Han YM), Young Mi Kim (Kim YM) |
| Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea |
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Corresponding Author:
Young Mi Kim ,Tel: +82-51-240-7298, Fax: +82-51-248-6205, Email: pink2129@naver.com |
| Copyright © 2011 by The Korean Pediatric Society |
| ABSTRACT |
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Reactive arthritis comprises a subgroup within infection-associated arthritides in genetically susceptible hosts. Researchers and clinicians recognize two clinical forms of reactive arthritis which occurs after genitourinary tract infection and after gastrointestinal tract infection. Chlamydia infection has been implicated as the most common agent associated with post-venereal reactive arthritis. Studies have proposed Shigella infection, Salmonella infection, or Yersinia infection as the
microorganisms responsible for the post-dysenteric form. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 antigen is the best-known predisposing factor. We report a case of HLA-B27-associated reactive arthritis after Salmonella enteritis at Pusan National University hospital. |
| Keywords:
Arthritis | Reactive | Salmonella infections | HLA-B27 antigen
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