CAMPYLOBACTER-JEJUNI ARTHRITIS IN SECONDARY AMYLOIDOSIS

We describe a case of infectious arthritis caused by C. jejuni which d eveloped after C. jejuni enteritis in a patient with rheumatoid arthri tis and hypogammaglobulinaemia. Extraintestinal infections of this ent eropathogen are rare, but in patients with hypogammaglobulinaemia C. j ejuni bacteriaemia is relatively common. The present patient suffered from hypogammaglobulinaemia due to a nephrotic syndrome in secondary a myloidosis. C. jejuni infection must be considered in patients with hy pogammaglobulinaemia and arthritis.