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Reactive arthritis Flashcards

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Definition

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sterile synovitis occurs following own infection

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Causes

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  • salmonella
  • shigella
  • chylamidia
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Clinical features

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  • acute
  • assymetric
  • lower limb arthritis
  • days-weeks
  • men
  • arthitis after diarrhoes/urethral injury
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genetic

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HLA-B27 (75%)

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enteropathic arthritis

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Form of reactive synovitis seen in conjunction with crohns and ulcerative collitis

Bowel disease tbx and NSAIDDS

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Treatment of reactive arthritis

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  • self-limiting
  • lasts around 6 months
  • treating preceding infection doesnt change course of disease
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