Reactive arthritis in a patient after covid-19 infection: a case report and review of the literature

Victoria Sadovici-Bobeica; Natalia Loghin-Oprea; Nevin Varghese; Valeriu Istrati; Minodora Mazur

Reactive arthritis in a patient after covid-19 infection: a case report and review of the literature

Autori

Victoria Sadovici-Bobeica Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu“ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1803-6960
Natalia Loghin-Oprea Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu“ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5986-0326
Nevin Varghese Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu“ https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5158-0095
Valeriu Istrati Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu“ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9507-367X
Minodora Mazur Universitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu“ https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4562-1452

Cuvinte cheie:

reactive arthritis, COVID-19 infection

Rezumat

Reactive arthritis in a patient after COVID-19 infection: a case report and review of the literature COVID-19 infection can lead to a wide variety of complications involving the majority of body systems, including the musculoskeletal one. One of its clinical manifestations of it is reactive arthritis. In the following, we present the clinical case of a 56-year-old woman with post-COVID-19 reactive arthritis and it’s follow-up.

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03.05.2026

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Nr. 2(93) (2022): Supliment. Zilele Medicale ale Spitalului Clinic Municipal „Sfântul Arhanghel Mihail”

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Sadovici-Bobeica, V. et al. 2026. Reactive arthritis in a patient after covid-19 infection: a case report and review of the literature. Sănătate Publică, Economie şi Management în Medicină. 2(93) (May 2026), 251–257.