Abstract
A 37 year old HLA B27 negative man developed erythema nodosum, pneumonia, myocarditis and oligoarthritis due to Chlamydia pneumoniae. He recovered completely over a four month period. This is the first clinical description of reactive arthritis caused by C. pneumoniae.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Arthritis, Reactive / complications
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Arthritis, Reactive / microbiology*
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Chlamydia Infections* / complications
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae*
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Erythema Nodosum / etiology
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Humans
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Male
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Myocarditis / complications
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Myocarditis / microbiology*
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Pneumonia / complications
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Pneumonia / microbiology*