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A case of reactive arthritis after Salmonella enteritis in in a 12-year-old boy
Peter Chun, Young Jin Kim, Young Mi Han, Young Mi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2011;54(7):313-315.   Published online July 31, 2011

Reactive arthritis comprises a subgroup within infection-associated arthritides in genetically susceptible hosts. Researchers and clinicians recognize two clinical forms of reactive arthritis which occurs after genitourinary tract infection and after gastrointestinal tract infection. Chlamydia infection has been implicated as the most common agent associated with post-venereal reactive arthritis. Studies have proposed Shigella infection, Salmonella infection, or Yersinia infection as the...