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Septic manubriosternal arthritis in a patient with Reiter's disease

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A man with a quiescent Reiter's disease presented with abrupt upper chest pain. This symptom resulted from a septic arthritis of the manubriosternal joint due to staphylococcus aureus cultured from the synovial fluid.

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  1. Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Communal, Ch-2300, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

    D. van Linthoudt & H. Ott

  2. Internal Medecine, Hôpital Communal, CH-2300, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

    A. De Torrente & L. Humair

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van Linthoudt, D., De Torrente, A., Humair, L. et al. Septic manubriosternal arthritis in a patient with Reiter's disease. Clin Rheumatol 6, 293–295 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02201043

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