摘要:

Reactive arthritis following infection with enteropathogenic bacteria is usually a self‐limiting disease that disappears after a few months without sequela. We describe two girls who developed carditis shortly after the onset of reactive arthritis due to infection withSalmonella enteritidis. The carditis presented with fatigue and arrhythmia and involved the aortic valve in both patients leading to definite aortic regurgitation in one. A similar pattern of cardiac involvement is found in other spondyloarthropathies, including Reiter's syndrome and ankylosing spondylitis. We conclude thatSalmonellareactive arthritis may be complicated by carditi

ISSN:0803-5253    

DOI:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb18293.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0803-5253    

DOI:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1994.tb18294.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1994

数据来源: WILEY