| Literature DB >> 19513137 |
Soo Kyoung Kim1, Jae Young An, Min Soo Park, Byoung Joon Kim.
Abstract
Reiter's syndrome belongs to the family of spondyloarthropathies that usually present with a triad of arthritis, urethritis, and uveitis. The diagnostic criteria include clinical, radiological, and genetic findings, and the response to treatment. Nervous system involvement in Reiter's syndrome is extremely rare. We report here on a 36-year-old man who initially presented with progressive cervical myelopathy and was diagnosed as Reiter's syndrome 2 years later. The myelopathy was stable after treatment with methotrexate and sulfasalazine. This case suggests that Reiter's syndrome can present as progressive myelopathy and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of treatable myelopathies.Entities:
Keywords: HLA-B27; Myelopathy; Reactive arthritis
Year: 2007 PMID: 19513137 PMCID: PMC2686942 DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2007.3.4.215
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Neurol ISSN: 1738-6586 Impact factor: 3.077