Fiessinger-Leroy-Reiter's syndrome : serological conversion for Yersinia enterocolitica type 9, positive serodiagnosis for Shigella flexneri and Chlamydia

Pieron, R.; Mafart, Y.; Vergez, P.; Dadoun, I.; Grivaux, M.

La Semaine des Hopitaux Organe Fonde Par l'Association d'Enseignement Medical des Hopitaux de Paris 59(35): 2453-2456

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0037-1777
PMID: 6314526
Document Number: 202756
A case of Reiter disease in a HLA B27 positive man with urethritis followed by polyarthritis is reported. During the disease, serologic conversion for Yersinia enterocolitica type 9 was detected as well as positive serologic tests for Shigella flexneri and Chlamydia. The features of reactive arthritis related to Yersinia and the etiologies of Reiter disease are recalled.

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