Reactive arthritis after COVID-19 infection

Nutrition and Infection with COVID-19

Is COVID-19 Infection Transmitted Through Food?

 Coronavirus disease (COVID) has had a growing outbreak around the world. China reported COVID-19 infection for the first time in December 2019. Symptoms of this disease often include respiratory symptoms, but gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea) were also reported in COVID-19 infection. Coronavirus transmits through direct droplets, contact, or fomites. However, other mod...

Reactive arthritis complicating cryptosporidial infection.

Two cases of reactive arthritis in association with cryptosporidial enteritis in childhood are reported. Oocysts of cryptosporidium should be sought when arthritis complicates diarrhoeal illnesses.

COVID-19 infection leading to lethal spondylodiscitis with spinal abscess

Background: Secondary complications after SARS-CoV-2 virus infection including cardiovascular and neurological pose additional morbidity and mortality. Till date there no single case report of spondylodiscitis with spinal abscess after CVOID-19 infection. Case Description: A 71- year-old man presented with tachypnea and cough since 24 hours. He was febrile and the CT-chest showed typical pictu...

Persistent infection of Chlamydia in reactive arthritis.

A number of bacteria have been implicated as causing reactive arthritis. In epidemiological studies Chlamydia have been identified as the most common bacteria triggering reactive arthritis in Western countries. Only 1–3% of patients acquiring infection at the urogenital tract as the primary site of infection develop Chlamydia-induced arthritis. It has been shown that C trachomatis reaches the j...