Open AccessDecreased activity of reiter's syndrome after urethrectomy
Author(s) -
Rubin Richard A.,
Goldfarb Richard A.,
Lidsky Martin D.,
Abrams Jackie
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
arthritis & rheumatism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1529-0131
pISSN - 0004-3591
DOI - 10.1002/art.1780330617
Subject(s) - urethritis , reiter's syndrome , medicine , rheumatic disease , chronic pyelonephritis , bacteroides fragilis , disease , antigen , dermatology , immunology , arthritis , antibiotics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Abstract Reiter's syndrome is a chronic rheumatic disease that develops after infective urethritis or gastroenteritis and has a strong association with the HLA‐B27 antigen. How these factors interact remains unclear. We present a patient with Reiter's syndrome who exhibited 2 novel features: unusually severe urethritis that produced strictures requiring surgery, and dramatic regression of his rheumatic manifestations following a urethrectomy.