Clinical presentation of reitet's syndrome among Iraqi patients
Joint Authors
Salman, Sami
al-Najjar, Ahmad A.
Source
Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2006), pp.251-254, 4 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2006-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : To shed some light on the clinical features of patients with Reiter's syndrome.
Methods : Reiter's syndrome in 50 patients (38 males and 12 females) was reported in a prospective study.
All patients were subjected to detailed history, full clinical assessment and a slit lamp eye examination by an Ophthalmologist.
A Dermatologist opinion was sought when needed and thorough laboratory and radiological investigations were made for all patients.
Results: Reiter's syndrome was post-dysnteric in 44 (88 %) of patients and post-venereal in 6 (12 %) patients.
Its clinical features are similar to other series.
Arthritis was noted in all patients, diarrhea in 44 (88 %), eye lesions in 40 (80 %) and mucocutaneous lesions in 37 (74 %) patients but significant differences were noted between our study and others with respect to sex ratio, lower back pain, urethritis, oral ulcer, circulate balanitis.
Tissue typing for HLA-B27 was positive in 72 % of our patients.
Conclusions : Reiter's syndrome is not rare in Iraq as previously thought.
Physicians need to be more aware of its existence in young adult men who develop arthritis following dysentery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salman, Sami& al-Najjar, Ahmad A.. 2006. Clinical presentation of reitet's syndrome among Iraqi patients. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad،Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.251-254.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-349736
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salman, Sami& al-Najjar, Ahmad A.. Clinical presentation of reitet's syndrome among Iraqi patients. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad Vol. 48, no. 3 (2006), pp.251-254.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-349736
American Medical Association (AMA)
Salman, Sami& al-Najjar, Ahmad A.. Clinical presentation of reitet's syndrome among Iraqi patients. Journal of the Faculty of Medicine Baghdad. 2006. Vol. 48, no. 3, pp.251-254.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-349736
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 254
Record ID
BIM-349736