Reactive arthritis following a Microsporidia infection

E Mason; R Foster; L Wray; A McNulty; B Donovan

doi:10.1177/0956462416640364

Reactive arthritis following a Microsporidia infection

Int J STD AIDS. 2016 Nov;27(13):1239-1241. doi: 10.1177/0956462416640364. Epub 2016 Mar 27.

Authors

E Mason^{1

2}, R Foster³, L Wray^{4

5}, A McNulty⁴, B Donovan^{4

3}

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, Australia emma.j.mason@hotmail.com.
² Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
³ The Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁴ Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
⁵ School of Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Australia, Australia.

PMID: 27020082
DOI: 10.1177/0956462416640364

Abstract

Reactive arthritis may be caused by both sexually transmissible and enteric organisms, though Microsporidia is not currently recognised as a causative agent. This case report describes the development of reactive arthritis following Microsporidia infection in an immunocompetent man.

Keywords: Microsporidia; Reactive arthritis; heterosexual; men; urethritis (bacterial); urethritis (non-specific).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Reactive / etiology*
Humans
Immunocompetence
Male
Microsporidia / isolation & purification*
Microsporidiosis / complications*
Young Adult