nemoci-sympt/BAKTERIALNI-INFEKCE/chlamydie/symptomy-a-asociovana-onemocneni/artralgie
Chronic arthritis
- Chlamydia pneumoniae can be found in a persistent state in the synovium
- May be involved in joint pathogenesis
- Observations suggest a more complex role for the Chlamydiae in joint disease than previously recognized.
- Should engender a realignment of thinking among clinicians and researchers concerning both mechanisms of chlamydial pathogenesis in the synovium and design of new treatments for the disease [157]