CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT IN REITER'S DISEASE: REPORT OF A CASE WITH REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: L T NEU, R A REIDER, R E MACK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 July 1960CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT IN REITER'S DISEASE: REPORT OF A CASE WITH REVIEW OF THE LITERATURELEO T. NEU JR., M.D., RICHARD A. REIDER, M.D., ROBERT E. MACK, M.D.LEO T. NEU JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RICHARD A. REIDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT E. MACK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-1-215 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptReiter's disease is a syndrome of unknown etiology, characterized by arthritis, urethritis and conjunctivitis. The clinical components of this syndrome are still in dispute. For example, many investigators will not accept the diagnosis unless the classic triad is present.1, 2Paronen,3in his series of 344 cases, found the triad present in 69.8%; Hollander4noted it in only 11 of 25 cases. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: St. Louis, Missouri*Received for publication January 27, 1959.From the St. Louis Veterans Administration Hospital and the Department of Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert E. Mack, M.D., Chief, Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, 915 North Grand Boulevard, St. Louis 6, Missouri. 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