Reiter's Syndrome Associated with Campylobacter fetus Infection

Enhanced neutrophil migration in vivo HLA B27 positive subjects.

“…In addition to rheumatic fever, a sequela of beta-haemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis, reactive arthritis can be triggered by enteric or urogenital infections, such as Yersinia enterocolitica, salmonella, shigella, chlamydia, or campylobacter infections.' 2 Reactive enteroarthritis is associated with the histocompatibility antigen HLA B27, about 80% of the patients having this antigen. ' In HLA B27 positive patients the inflammatory symptoms, such as arthritis, ocular inflammation, and urethritis, are more prolonged and more frequent, and the inflammatory signs heavier, than in HLA B27 negative patients with yersinia arthritis.3 The reason for this difference is unknown.…”

HLA-B27 and the Link with Rheumatic Diseases: Recent Developments

“…Other micro-organisms including Chlamydia (Keat, Maini, Nkwazi, Pegrum, Ridgway & Scott, 1978). Campylobacter (Urman, Zurier & Rothfield, 1977;Berden, Muytjens & Van der Putte, 1979), Brucella (Hodinka, Gomor, Meretey, Zahumenszky, Geher, Telegdy & Bozsoky, 1978) and Klebsiella (Ebringer, Cawdell, Cowling & Ebringer, 1978) have been implicated in B27-associated rheumatic diseases.…”

Joint Manifestations in Gastrointestinal Diseases

“…Berden et al [112] reported for the first time a patient who developed arthritis of both ankles 2 weeks alter the onset of enteritis caused by C. jejuni. Soon after, several reports on reactive arthritis after enteric infections caused by C. jejuni emerged [113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122][123]. The enteric infection localizes predominantly to the colon [83] but not infrequently also in volves the terminal ileum [46].…”