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. 2001 May-Jun;7(3):453–454. doi: 10.3201/eid0703.010317

Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of Cyclospora infection.

B A Connor 1, E J Johnson 1, R Soave 1
PMCID: PMC2631790  PMID: 11384527

Abstract

Two large outbreaks of diarrheal illness associated with Cyclospora cayetanensis, a coccidian parasite, provided an opportunity to evaluate clinical syndromes associated with this enteric pathogen. Reiter syndrome, a triad of ocular inflammation, inflammatory oligoarthritis, and sterile urethritis, has been associated with enteric infections. We describe the first case of Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of Cyclospora infection.

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