A Case Report of Reiter's Syndrome with Progressive Myelopathy.
- Author:
Soo Kyoung KIM
1
;
Jae Young AN
;
Min Soo PARK
;
Byoung Joon KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Myelopathy; Reactive arthritis; HLA-B27
- MeSH: Adult; Arthritis; Arthritis, Reactive; Diagnosis, Differential; HLA-B27 Antigen; Humans; Methotrexate; Nervous System; Spinal Cord Diseases*; Spondylarthropathies; Sulfasalazine; Urethritis; Uveitis
- From:Journal of Clinical Neurology 2007;3(4):215-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Reiter's syndrome belongs to the family of spondyloarthropathies that usually present with a triad of arthritis, urethritis, and uveitis. The diagnostic criteria include clinical, radiological, and genetic findings, and the response to treatment. Nervous system involvement in Reiter's syndrome is extremely rare. We report here on a 36-year-old man who initially presented with progressive cervical myelopathy and was diagnosed as Reiter's syndrome 2 years later. The myelopathy was stable after treatment with methotrexate and sulfasalazine. This case suggests that Reiter's syndrome can present as progressive myelopathy and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of treatable myelopathies.
