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PMID: 11836656 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To consolidate the spectrum and frequency of parasite-related rheumatic syndromes, which have largely been regarded as exceedingly rare by the general medicine, infectious disease, and rheumatology literature. METHODS: A MEDLINE search was performed for articles on rheumatic syndromes related to parasitic infections published from 1966 through December 2000. Identified articles included clinical and epidemiologic studies describing cases of rheumatic syndromes associated with verified parasitic infection. RESULTS: Rheumatologic syndromes, including inflammatory arthritis, inflammatory myositis, and vasculitis, have been described among multiple different parasite infections of all parasitic divisions, including Protozoa, Nematoda, and Platyhelminthes. Individual parasitic divisions are often associated with particular rheumatic syndromes, such as reactive arthritis and spondyloarthropathy, inflammatory or infectious myositis, and reactive or parainfectious vasculitis. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Parasitic infection may underlie the clinical presentation of some rheumatic conditions. Given the continued and growing number of patients at risk for parasitosis by virtue of their country of origin, travel habits, and an immunocompromised state, potential parasitosis must be considered in patients undergoing evaluation for rheumatic complaints. |
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Authors:
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Stanford L Peng |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism Volume: 31 ISSN: 0049-0172 ISO Abbreviation: Semin. Arthritis Rheum. Publication Date: 2002 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-02-11 Completed Date: 2002-05-03 Revised Date: 2011-08-25 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1306053 Medline TA: Semin Arthritis Rheum Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 228-47 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2002, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA. speng@partners.org |
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Cestode Infections
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complications Humans Nematode Infections / complications Parasitic Diseases / complications* Protozoan Infections Rheumatic Diseases / etiology* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AI01803/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; AR07530/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS |
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