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ArticleCureus2026

When the Infection Clears but Inflammation Persists: A Case of Chlamydia-Associated Reactive Arthritis Requiring Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug (DMARD) Therapy.

Zaineb Khawar, Ifunanyachukwu Umeozor, Arsany Anis

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zaineb KhawarInternal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Ifunanyachukwu UmeozorInternal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, USA.
Arsany AnisRheumatology, Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive arthritis (ReA) can be a persistent and debilitating form of arthritis that is a consequence of a gastrointestinal or genitourinary infection. Although most cases self-resolve, a small subset of cases may persist and require an escalation of care to manage their symptoms. We present a case of recurrent ReA induced by

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chlamydia infectiondmard (disease modifying anti rheumatic drugs)oligo-arthritisreactive arthritisseronegative inflammatory arthritis

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PMID41728514
PMCPMC12917433

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