Surgically treated reactive arthritis of the ankle after COVID-19 infection: A case report.
J Infect Chemother
; 28(4): 587-590, 2022 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1587252
ABSTRACT
A 37-year-old man developed right ankle pain and swelling six days after being diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Despite conservative treatment, his ankle symptoms persisted. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography showed synovial hypertrophy and bone erosion in the ankle. Following arthroscopic synovectomy, performed 69 days after the COVID-19 diagnosis, the pain improved significantly. The clinical course was consistent with that of reactive arthritis following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. The pathological findings resembled rheumatoid nodules. The bone erosion may have originated from the inflammatory pathway, which resembles the mechanism of rheumatoid arthritis.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Arthritis, Reactive
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Infect Chemother
Journal subject:
Microbiology
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Drug Therapy
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jiac.2021.12.028
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