Post-Streptococcal Reactive Arthritis: A Rare Case Report and a Brief Review of Literature

Mahendra Wawhal; Vajed Mogal; Sandeep Sanap; Atul Jadhav

Post-Streptococcal Reactive Arthritis: A Rare Case Report and a Brief Review of Literature

Mahendra Wawhal, Vajed Mogal, Sandeep Sanap, Atul Jadhav

Abstract

We report the case of a 30-year-old woman who developed severe post-streptococcal reactive arthritis (PSRA) after a subclinical streptococcal infection. Anti-streptococcal antibody titres and clinical course confirmed the diagnosis. Coincidence of PSRA is rare in the adult population and the potential for misdiagnosis exists, particularly when prior streptococcal infection is not apparent. The clinical manifestations of post-streptococcal syndromes are highly variable, and the diagnosis of concomitant PSRA should be considered when patients present with inflammatory arthritis. Factors from both the host and the
pathogen are probably important in determining disease expression in post-streptococcal syndromes.

Keywords

post-streptococcal reactive arthritis, streptococcal infection

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