Reactive Arthritis
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Basics
Description
Description
- Syndrome classically includes triad of conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis
- Also known as “Reiter syndrome,” although the eponym has fallen out of favor:
- Typically taught as the syndrome of “can't see, can't pee, can't climb a tree”
Etiology
Etiology
- Exact incidence difficult to determine because of lack of standardized diagnostic criteria
- Typically occurs after infection with gastrointestinal or genitourinary pathogens
- GI:
- Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, Clostridium difficile
- GU:
- Chlamydia trachomatis (most common cause), Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- GI:
- Also described after upper respiratory infections, UTIs, BCG treatment for bladder carcinoma
- Peak onset during third decade
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Basics
Description
Description
- Syndrome classically includes triad of conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis
- Also known as “Reiter syndrome,” although the eponym has fallen out of favor:
- Typically taught as the syndrome of “can't see, can't pee, can't climb a tree”
Etiology
Etiology
- Exact incidence difficult to determine because of lack of standardized diagnostic criteria
- Typically occurs after infection with gastrointestinal or genitourinary pathogens
- GI:
- Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Yersinia, Clostridium difficile
- GU:
- Chlamydia trachomatis (most common cause), Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- GI:
- Also described after upper respiratory infections, UTIs, BCG treatment for bladder carcinoma
- Peak onset during third decade
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