Successful treatment of severe Reiter’s syndrome with etretinate

Research and Activities in Juntendo During 38 Years

“…The triggers for this condition are urethritis due to Chlamydia trachomatis or bacterial enteritis due to Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, or other enteropathogens. It is known that a high percentage of patients with RS present HLA-B27 4) . RS is grouped among other conditions referred to as SpA and represented by ankylosing spondylitis (AS).…”