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Migratory polyarthritis associated with Plesiomonas shigelloides infection
1Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine 92717, USA.
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
|January 1, 1995
Abstract:
Migratory polyarthritis was observed in a child with Plesiomonas shigelloides infection of the gastrointestinal tract. All symptoms and signs of arthritis resolved following successful treatment of infection with the appropriate antibiotic. Plesiomonas shigelloides should be added to the list of microbial agents associated with polyarthritis.