Osteomyelitis infection disguised as Reiter's syndrome in a child: A case report

Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis) should always prompt a thorough clinical investigation of a potentially more serious disease condition in every pediatric patient and adults. It should always be regarded as a warning sign and not a disease. This is a case of a 16‐year‐old African boy with...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2021-12, Vol.9 (12), p.e05219-n/a
Main Author: Opara, Nnennaya U.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
African Americans
Anorexia
Arthritis
bone pain
Case Report
Case reports
Chlamydia
Conflicts of interest
Consent
Disease
Edema
erythema
Ethnicity
ewing sarcoma
Ewings sarcoma
Fever
Gonorrhea
Hospitals
Infections
osteomyelitis
Pain
Patients
Reiter's syndrome
Rheumatism
Urinalysis
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Summary:Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis) should always prompt a thorough clinical investigation of a potentially more serious disease condition in every pediatric patient and adults. It should always be regarded as a warning sign and not a disease. This is a case of a 16‐year‐old African boy with osteomyelitis presenting with symptoms of reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome). Reiter's syndrome is not a disease, rather, it is a warning sign of an underlying disease process.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.5219