Lauhio A, Lähdevirta J, Janes R, Kontiainen S, Repo H
Department of Medicine, Aurora Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Arthritis Rheum. 1988 Sep;31(9):1190-3. doi: 10.1002/art.1780310917.
Several studies have failed to show an association between Shigella sonnei dysentery and reactive arthritis. We describe 3 patients who had reactive arthritis and a recent or concurrent S sonnei infection. To our knowledge, this is only the second study to suggest this association. We propose that S sonnei should be considered as a triggering agent for reactive arthritis.
