How is reiter's syndrome diagnosed?

Well...: Although reactive arthritis is sometimes called reiter's syndrome, reiter's is actually a specific type of reactive arthritis. In reiter's, inflammation typically affects the eyes and urethra, as well as your joints. The signs and symptoms of reactive arthritis generally start one to three weeks after exposure to a triggering infection. Reactive arthritis occurs most frequently in men 20 to 40 yea.

Hx and the B27 : These types of reactive arthritic disorders can be suggested by a typical history and confirmed by a lab test for the presence of the hla-b27 antigen. The use of reiter's syndrome should be discouraged because hans reiter was one of the doctors which conducted horrendous experiments on nazi concentration camp inmates.