Reactive arthritis induced by recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis

Allison Marr; Ryan Mertens; Darla Klug Eastman

doi:10.4081/rr.2012.e1

Case Reports & Letters

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012)

https://doi.org/10.4081/rr.2012.e1

Reactive arthritis induced by recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis

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Received: 6 June 2011
Accepted: 25 November 2011

Published: 18 January 2012

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Reactive Arthritis, Clostridium difficile colitis, recurrence

Authors

Allison Marr

Iowa Methodist Medical Center, United States.

Ryan Mertens

Iowa Methodist Medical Center, United States.

Darla Klug Eastman

darla.eastman@drake.edu

Critical Care, Veterans’ Affairs Central Iowa Healthcare System, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Des Moines, IA, United States.

Clostridium difficile colitis is a common infection that can be difficult to resolve and may result in recurrent infections. Reactive arthritis is a rare presentation of this disease and its treatment is not well differentiated in the literature. We describe a case of reactive arthritis occurring in a patient with a history of recurrent Clostridium difficile colitis while currently receiving a taper of oral vancomycin. His arthritis symptoms resolved with corticosteroids and continued treatment with anticlostridial antibiotics.