Reactive Arthritis

Question 1

What is reactive arthritis

Answer 1

Steroid synovitis after distant infection

Question 2

Reactive arthritis can occur after which infections organisms

Answer 2

Salmonella
Shigella
Yersinia
Campylobacter
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Pneumoniae
Borrelia
Neisseria
Streptocci

Question 3

Reactive Arthritis can occur after what actual infections? (3)

Answer 3

Throat
Urogenital
GI

Question 4

what is dactylitis

Answer 4

inflammation of digits

Question 5

what is enthesitis

Answer 5

inflammation of where tendons or ligaments insert into bone

Question 6

What is also seen in Reactive Arthritis eg fingers and tendons/ligaments

Answer 6

Dactylitis

Enthesitis

Question 7

What skin and mucous membrane is involved in Reactive Arthritis (5)

Answer 7

Keratoderma Blenorrhagica
Circinate Balantitis 
Urethritis
Conjunctivitis
Iritis

Question 8

Recurrent attacks of reactive arthritis common after

Answer 8

Chlamydia induced arthritis

Question 9

What is Reiter’s Syndrome

Answer 9

Arthritis, Urethritis and Conjunctivitis

Question 10

What 3 conditions make up Reiter’s Syndrome

Answer 10

Arthritis, Urethritis and Conjunctivitis

Question 11

Tests for Reactive Arthritis (3)

Answer 11

Hip/Heel Pain
High ESR
Family History
HLA B27 Positive

Question 12

Treatment of Acute Reactive Arthritis

Answer 12

NSAID
Joint infection
Antibiotics

Question 13

Treatment of Chronic Reactive Arthritis

Answer 13

NSAID

DMARD eg Sulphasalazine, Methotrexate