Infectious Disease definition - Reactive Arthritis

Reactive arthritis
Reactive arthritis may occur following ingestion of contaminated water and food. The water ( milk) and food are contaminated with gram negative rod Yersinia enterocolitica. Reactive arthritis commonly occur post Yersinia enterocolitica infection in patient with HLA B27 haplotype.
The virulence mechanism of Yersinia enterocolitica may include cellular invasion, the release of endotoxin and heat stable enterotoxin.
Besides causing reactive arthritis, Yersenia enterocolitica may cause dysentery symptoms such as fever, abdominal cramp and diarrhea. Yersinia enterocolitica may increase its growth and metabolic activity in cold weather. This lead to the most common cases of infection of Yersinia enteroclitica occur in Scandinavian countries.
Yersinia enterocolitica infection may lead to serious complication such as hepatic abscesses and sepsis.
The treatment may include antibiotic such as gentamicin and tetracycline and supportive treatment such as fluid and electrolytes replacement therapy.
References
1.Cover, Timothy L., and Robert C. Aber. "Yersinia enterocolitica." New England Journal of Medicine 321 (1989).
2.Aho, Kimmo, et al. "HL‐A 27 in reactive arthritis. A study of yersinia arthritis and Reiter's disease." Arthritis & Rheumatism 17.5 (1974): 521-526.
Reactive arthritis may occur following ingestion of contaminated water and food. The water ( milk) and food are contaminated with gram negative rod Yersinia enterocolitica. Reactive arthritis commonly occur post Yersinia enterocolitica infection in patient with HLA B27 haplotype.
The virulence mechanism of Yersinia enterocolitica may include cellular invasion, the release of endotoxin and heat stable enterotoxin.
Besides causing reactive arthritis, Yersenia enterocolitica may cause dysentery symptoms such as fever, abdominal cramp and diarrhea. Yersinia enterocolitica may increase its growth and metabolic activity in cold weather. This lead to the most common cases of infection of Yersinia enteroclitica occur in Scandinavian countries.
Yersinia enterocolitica infection may lead to serious complication such as hepatic abscesses and sepsis.
The treatment may include antibiotic such as gentamicin and tetracycline and supportive treatment such as fluid and electrolytes replacement therapy.
References
1.Cover, Timothy L., and Robert C. Aber. "Yersinia enterocolitica." New England Journal of Medicine 321 (1989).
2.Aho, Kimmo, et al. "HL‐A 27 in reactive arthritis. A study of yersinia arthritis and Reiter's disease." Arthritis & Rheumatism 17.5 (1974): 521-526.