Arthrite réactionnelle après infection par Clostridium difficile chez deux enfants

Helga A. Löffer; Benedicte Pron; Richard Mouy; Nico M. Wulffraat; Anne Marie Prieur

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Arthrite réactionnelle après infection par Clostridium difficile chez deux enfants

Translated title of the contribution: Clostridium difficile, associated reactive arthritis in two children

Helga A. Löffer, Benedicte Pron, Richard Mouy, Nico M. Wulffraat, Anne Marie Prieur^*

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In adults, reactive arthritis (ReA) following Clostridium difficile-enterocolitis has been documented. In children, only one case of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) associated ReA in a child has been reported. We now describe 2 other cases of ReA associated with C. difficile in children. The characteristics of ReA due to C. difficile appear to be similar in adults and children. Both children showed poly-arthritis after an episode of diarrhoea with positive stool cultures for C. difficile. Arthritis was asymmetrical with a self-limiting course. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy was sufficient. One case is remarkable because of its prolonged course of ReA despite NSAID therapy, and its association with the presence of HLA B27 antigen.

Translated title of the contribution	Clostridium difficile, associated reactive arthritis in two children
Original language	French
Pages (from-to)	70-73
Number of pages	4
Journal	Revue du Rhumatisme (Edition Francaise)
Volume	71
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S1169-8330(03)00139-X
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2004

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Childhood
Clostridium difficile
Reactive arthritis

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