| Literature DB >> 869958 |
O Laitinen, M Leirisalo, G Skylv.
Abstract
A study of 74 yersinia arthritis patients implied that the clinical picture of the disease may be modified by genetic background associated with the histocompatibility antigen B27 (HLA-B27). Sixty-six percent of patients were B27 positive. Joint symptoms were somewhat more severe in B27+ patients. Iritis, conjunctivitis, carditis, signs of urologic inflammation, and complete Reiter's triad occurred only in the B27 + group, whereas erythema nodosum was more common in B27 - group. Several B27 + patients also had "B27 + rheumatic diseases," such as ankylosing spondylitis or Reiter's disease, in their history.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID： 869958 DOI： 10.1002/art.1780200512
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheum ISSN： 0004-3591