Reactive oligoarthritis in a patient with Clostridium difficile pseudomembranous colitis. Review of the literature
Veillard, E.; Guggenbuhl, P.; Bello, S.; Lamer, F.; Chalès, G.
Revue du Rhumatisme 65(12): 795-798
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1169-8446 PMID: 9923050 Document Number: 485396
A 57-year-old man developed oligoarthritis of the right sacroiliac joint, knee and elbow in the wake of Clostridium difficile pseudomembranous colitis. He was HLA B27-positive and had a history of Reiter's syndrome. His joint manifestations resolved after a course of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug therapy and injection of the right knee with triamcinolone acetonide. Clostridium difficile should be recognized as a rare cause of reactive arthritis.