Stages |
Symptoms |
Early stage |
Gradual
development of gastroenteritis, pharyngitis, complications due to
inflammation of the intestinal wall, mesenteric lymphadenopathy. |
Excretory
for months after abatement of gastroenteritis |
|
Late stage |
Articular
manifestations: Reactive arthritis in hip, knee, upper ankle, sacroiliac
joints, arthralgias, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis,
sacroiliitis |
Erythema
nodosum, iridocyclitis, conjunctivitis, gastrointestinal complaints,
abdominal pain, diarrhea, ulcerative colitis, nephritis,
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, hepatitis (ANA positive, rheumatoid
factor positive), myocarditis (rare), central and peripheral nervous
system manifestations, multisystem disease |
Disease
progression in stages with intervals of fewer complaints |
Correlation
with thyroiditis |
Positive LTT |
Oscillating
serological findings (correlation with disease expression) |