Chronic seronegative spondyloarthropathy following acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a human leukocyte antigen B27-positive patient: a case report

Chronic seronegative spondyloarthropathy following acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in a human leukocyte antigen B27-positive patient: a case report

Abstract Background We report a case of a 30-year-old patient who presented with acute Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection that was complicated by reactive arthritis and asymmetric proximal myopathy and progressed to chronic spondyloarthropathy. Reactive arthritis and sacroiliitis are unusual extrapulmo...

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Main Authors: Georgios Pilianidis, Ariti Tsinari, Dimitrios Pandis, Hara Tsolakidou, Nikolaos Petridis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Spondyloarthropathy
Reactive arthritis
Sacroiliitis
HLA-B27 positivity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-020-02479-6

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