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Reactive Arthritis Following Intravesical Instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

Volume 29 · Issue 1 Publish Date: January 31, 2014
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Selin HASSAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Peyman YALÇIN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Şebnem ATAMAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Nurben SÜLDÜR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey image/svg+xml
Selin HASSAN, Peyman YALÇIN, Şebnem ATAMAN, & Nurben SÜLDÜR. (2014). Reactive Arthritis Following Intravesical Instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. Archives of Rheumatology, 29(1), 061–064. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2014.2958
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Abstract

Reactive arthritis is a seronegative, HLA-B27-linked spondyloarthropathy which occurs as a result of a pathogen, often of gastrointestinal or genitourinary origin, and triggers a cell-mediated immune response. In this article, we present a 64-yearold male case who developed reactive arthritis with fever and asymmetric oligoarthritis following treatment with intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for bladder carcinoma.

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Journal Archives of Rheumatology
Volume / Issue Volume 29 · Issue 1
Pages 061-064
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Published Online January 31, 2014
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Selin HASSAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Peyman YALÇIN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Şebnem ATAMAN
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Nurben SÜLDÜR
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
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Selin HASSAN, Peyman YALÇIN, Şebnem ATAMAN, & Nurben SÜLDÜR. (2014). Reactive Arthritis Following Intravesical Instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. Archives of Rheumatology, 29(1), 061–064. https://doi.org/10.5606/tjr.2014.2958
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