Synonyms Reiter syndrome = reactive arthritis Definition Reactive arthritis belongs to the rheumatological clinical pictures (rheumatism) and falls under the category of spondylarthropathies. Specifically, reactive arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints with sterile synovial fluid, which occurs after a bacterial gastrointestinal or urogenital infection. Gastrointestinal infections affect the stomach or intestine, urogenital kidneys … Reactive Arthritis
Symptoms The clinical picture of reactive arthritis usually appears two to six weeks after infection. Arthritis as an inflammation of the joints is mainly located in the legs (knee and ankle joints), less frequently in the finger and toe joints. In the majority of cases, reactive arthritis presents an asymmetrical picture, i.e. the same joints … Symptoms | Reactive Arthritis
Therapy The treatment of reactive arthritis comprises on the one hand, infection remediation in case of positive pathogen detection, and on the other hand, symptomatic therapy. The symptomatic treatment of reactive arthritis consists of physical therapy (e.g. cold therapy), pain treatment (NSAIDs) and, if the NSAIDs are not sufficiently effective, immunosuppressive drugs (glucocorticoids, sulfasalazine). Prognosis … Therapy | Reactive Arthritis
