Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of cyclospora infection. (Letters).To the Editor: I read with interest and some dismay the report by Connor et al. on Reiter syndrome Reiter syndrome Reactive arthritis Orthopedics A condition, more common in young ♂, especially with HLA-B27, characterized by arthritis, urethritis, conjunctivitis Etiology Unknown, may follow STD, or infection with Chlamydia, Campylobacter, following protracted pro·tract tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. symptoms of Cyclospora infection (1). Wallace and Weisman summarized quite eloquently the history of "Reiter's syndrome Reiter's Syndrome Definition Reiter's syndrome (RS), which is also known as arthritis urethritica, venereal arthritis, reactive arthritis, and polyarteritis enterica, is a form of arthritis that affects the eyes, urethra, and skin, as well as the joints. " (2). It is now well documented that the syndrome had been described several hundred years before Reiter's publication. More importantly, Hans Reiter was a war criminal, having participated in or supervised medical "experiments" conducted on concentration camp inmates by the Nazis. Wallace and Weisman suggest "Reiter does not deserve eponymous e·pon·y·mous adj. Of, relating to, or constituting an eponym. [From Greek ep  numos; see eponym. distinction. The disorder should be renamed `reactive
cutaneo-arthropathy,' or `reactive arthritis' syndrome."
I agree with this proposal, have made it my practice, and urge this
journal and my colleagues to do the same.References (1.) Connor BA, Johnson E, Soave R. Reiter syndrome following protracted symptoms of Cyclospora infection. Emerg Infect infect /in·fect/ (in-fekt´) 1. to invade and produce infection in. 2. to transmit a pathogen or disease to. in·fect v. 1. Dis 2001;7:453-4. (2.) Wallace DJ, Weisman M. Should a war criminal be rewarded with eponymous distinction? The double life of Hans Reiter (1881-1969). J Clin Rheumatol 2000;6:49-54. Victor S. Sloan Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |
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