All issues > Volume 26(12); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(12):1226-1230. Published online December 31, 1983.

A Case of Reiter's Syndrome.

Y J Kim¹, Y K Suh¹, T C Kwon¹, C M Kang¹

¹Department of Pediatrics，Keimyung University, School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

Reiter’s syndrome is a rare disease and no case was reported in pediatric field in this country. We experienced a case of Reiter’ s syndrome, developed to 11 year old boy who presented cardinal symptoms and signs of this syndrome, urethritis, conjunctivitis and arthritis associated with high fever. HLA-B 27 antigen was positive. These conditions were preceded by Shigellosis like enteritis. Symptoms were improved with supportive therapy including aspirin. A case of Reiter’s syndrome was presented with brief review of literature

Keywords :Reiter’s syndrome.