Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of reactive arthritis/Reiter’s disease.
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What complaints have you noticed?
- How long have these changes existed?
- Do you have painful joints?
- Which joints are affected?
- Are the joints swollen, overheated? Are the joints restricted in movement?
- Have you noticed any symptomatology in the eyes recently? Have you noticed redness of the eye, itching or a foreign body sensation?
- Do you suffer from burning during urination? Increased urination? Pain when urinating?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Previous diseases (eye diseases, urological diseases (urethritis), sexually transmitted diseases (gonorrhea / gonorrhea, chlamydia), diseases of the musculoskeletal system).
- Operations
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Medication history
