Reactive arthritis is a clinical form of arthritis, or inflammation of thejoints that occurs in response to an infection elsewhere in thecorpului.Mai is known as Reiter's syndrome and seronegativespondyloarthropathy.
Spondiloartropatiile are a group of arthritis that causesinflammation in different parts of the body, especially bone marrow.They are characterized by the presence of HLA-B27 genevariation and negative rheumatoid factor.
Besides the reactive arthritis group also includes:
-psoriatic arthritis
-ankylosing spondylitis
-arthritis enteropathy (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease).
The disease is developed especially for men between 20 and 40demonstrated that men ani.Totusi are nine times more commondisease, but due to sexually transmitted infections, other men andwomen are the same procent.Femeile disease rheumatoid arthritissymptoms lighter.
The disease is characterized by inflammation, marked by redness, pain, warmth and outside joints edem.In longer affect the eyes,causing conjunctivitis and urinary tract, urethritis. These symptomsmay occur alone or simultaneously.
Symptoms evolve over a period of 3-12 months and a small number of patients they may be present indefinitely.
Although the risk factor is infection with a bacterium disease is notcontagious.
Treatment is difficult and uses:
- NSAIDs NSAIDs nonsteroidiene
- Corticosteroids (injections or topical)
- antibiotics
- Immunosuppressive drugs
- TNF inhibitors.
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