urethritis/diarrhea

Reiter's syndrome [also called reactive arthritis (ReA)] is the triad of arthritis, urethritis, and conjunctivitis. Two cases of Reiter's syndrome triggered by travelers' diarrhea are presented. Health care providers should suspect ReA in travelers with joint symptoms and antecedent diarrheal

To clarify the clinical efficacy of a single oral 2 g dose of azithromycin extended-release for heterosexual male patients with urethritis, and the current antimicrobial sensitivity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to azithromycin, a prospective clinical trial was conducted from 2011-2013. In patients with

Amoxicillin in single oral doses of 2.0 g, 2.0 g plus 1.0 g probenecid, or 3.0 g was compared with ampicillin 3.5 g plus 1.0 g probenecid in the treatment of 203 males with uncomplicated acute gonococcal urethritis. Cure rates above 95% were produced by all treatments except the 2.0-g amoxicillin

An open-label, dose-response study of cefpodoxime proxetil (CPD), an expanded-spectrum cephalosporin, was conducted with 58 males with uncomplicated Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections with single doses of 600, 400, 200, 100, or 50 mg of CPD administered orally by tablet. CPD eradicated N. gonorrhoeae

BACKGROUND Reactive arthritis (ReA) is defined as a peripheral arthritis lasting longer than 1 month, associated with urethritis, cervicitis, or diarrhea. The reported annual incidence of ReA is approximately 30-40 cases per 100,000 adults, occurring commonly in the age group of 16 and 35 years. It

We describe a patient with recurrent Clostridium difficile-associated colitis who suffered severe arthritis and urethritis with each of three episodes of diarrhea. Although immune complex formation was demonstrated in synovial fluid, neutralizing antibodies to C. difficile cytotoxin A and B were not

Reiter's syndrome (RS) is a major rheumatic disease, which is frequently chronic, often difficult to treat, and can cause significant, longterm morbidity. To date, there is no specific diagnostic test for RS. Therefore diagnosis has to be made by clinical acumen. Because of the venereal origin of

The German physician Hans Reiter (1881-1969) is associated eponymously with the syndrome of arthritis, urethritis, and conjunctivitis occurring during or after episodes of diarrhea or urethritis. During World War II, Reiter, a physician leader of the Nazi party, authorized medical experiments on

Reiter's syndrome has characteristically been described in young males and presents with a triad of urethritis, conjunctivitis and arthritis. Reiter's syndrome has been known to affect children, although they usually do not manifest with the typical triad. Only a few such cases have been reported

We studied characteristics of ocular inflammation in Reiter's disease after Salmonella enteritis in eight patients. After an acute onset with diarrhea, fever in six patients, and headache in three patients, all patients developed arthritis; six patients had myalgia; six patients, urethritis; and one

Reiter's syndrome following salmonella enteritidis (Gärtner) infection in an HLA-B27 carrier is described. Some weeks after an episode of fever and diarrhea, a 33-year-old male presented with sacroiliitis, Achilles tendinitis and aphthous stomatitis. During the next few months he developed chronic

A review was made of clinical and laboratory findings in 104 women who, during 1978 to 1981, were subjected to laparoscopy because of symptoms suggestive of acute salpingitis, and who harbored Chlamydia trachomatis but not Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the genital tract. The patients with acute

Results of treatment of uncomplicated urogenital gonorrhea caused by penicillinase- and non-penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae were compared. In The Hague treatment consisted of thiamphenicol (2.5 g given orally), whereas the treatment in Rotterdam was cefotaxime (1 g given im). All

Pefloxacin (Abaktal) was used in treatment of 83 patients: 14 patients with acute pyelonephritis, 5 patients with carbuncle of the kidney, 17 patients with postoperative acute pyelonephritis, 3 patients with urosepsis, 7 patients with acute prostatitis, 18 patients with chronic pyelonephritis in the