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Pogosta disease: clinical observations during an outbreak in the province of North Karelia, Finland.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9851265     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the clinical picture of Pogosta disease. METHOD: The data of 73 patients who had had Pogosta disease in 1981 and who then had been seen by a local physician in North Karelia were analysed. RESULTS: The main manifestations were fever (23%), rash (88%) and joint symptoms (93%). The joint symptoms in some patients lasted for several months and were severe enough to cause immobilization. The clinical picture was identical in those patients who had a definite serological diagnosis and those who did not have a detectable antibody response. CONCLUSION: The symptoms of Sindbis virus-induced Pogosta discase consist of fever, rash and joint symptoms, whic may be severe and prolonged.
Authors:
M Turunen; P Kuusisto; P E Uggeldahl; A Toivanen
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of rheumatology     Volume:  37     ISSN:  0263-7103     ISO Abbreviation:  Br. J. Rheumatol.     Publication Date:  1998 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-30     Completed Date:  1998-12-30     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8302415     Medline TA:  Br J Rheumatol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1177-80     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Turku University, Finland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alphavirus Infections / physiopathology*
Arthritis, Reactive / diagnosis,  pathology,  virology*
Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Finland
Humans
Joint Diseases / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pain
Severity of Illness Index
Sindbis Virus / pathogenicity*

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