Table 7: Yersiniosis (Y. enterocolitica) Symptomatology

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)