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Reactive arthritis
An inflammatory condition that occurs after certain gastrointestinal or urinary infections, such as salmonella, shigella, or chlamydia infections.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common |
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A 40-year old asked:
What is reactive arthritis?
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How can someone get reactive arthritis?
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A 32-year old asked:
What can be done about reactive arthritis?
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A 31-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of reactive arthritis?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does anybody know about reactive arthritis cause?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is reactive arthritis symmetric or asymmetric or what?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Have been diagnosed with reactive arthritis. What to do?
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A 37-year old asked:
Please define what "post streptoccal reactive arthritis is?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: reactive arthritis?
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A 39-year old asked:
Explain reiter's disease / reactive arthritis?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is reiter's syndrome aka reactive arthritis?
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A 41-year old asked:
How canI distinguish between still's disease and reactive arthritis?
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A 39-year old asked:
Please tell me recommendations for getting over reiter's syndrome or reactive arthritis completely?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I am going through a second bout of reactive arthritis in a year. Is there anything I can do to speed the recovery time of this second bout.
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A 53-year old female asked:
If you had Salmonella months ago but still are experiencing 2 of 3 reactive arthritis symptoms would the salmonella still be detectable as the cause, and whether it is or not how would the cause be determined? Thank you! Jodi?
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A 38-year old asked:
Reactive arthritis is always from some virus?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the best treatment for reactive arthritis?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is the difference between stills disease and reactive arthritis?
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A 33-year old female asked:
33 yo F, previously ran 10-15mi weekly at 9:30 pace with avg. 150-160 HR. After 9 month-long bout of reactive arthritis + Covid, HR now staying around 190 for simple incline walking in spite of 6+ mos. reconditioning. Should I get this looked into?
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A 47-year old female asked:
Association of HIV and reactive arthritis?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can reactive arthritis cause bumps on your penis?
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A 35-year old asked:
Is it worth seeing a chiropractor for my fibromyalgia and reactive arthritis?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Would IVIG be potentially helpful in reactive arthritis? Assume that adalimumab and Golimumab have failed?
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A 53-year old female asked:
I have health issues diagnosed as reactive arthritis and autoimmune disease. Is there a way (any test) to determine if it is a complication because I contracted salmonella several months ago? Thanks?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is reactive arthritis related to poor nutrition, in terms of causes and treatment?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I am developing severe inflammatory pain in the neck overnight. I am hla b 27+ and have a diagnosis of chronic reactive arthritis. Possible diagnosi?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Please can you give me some examples of INFLAMMATORY causes of symptomatic cauda equina nerve root clumping. precipitated by a reactive arthritis syndrome? thank you?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Been diagnosed w/ reactive arthritis. Joint pains since I was 17. No recollection of any preceding infection. How often does it become ankolysing spon?
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A 47-year old female asked:
I tested positive for ureaplasma ureaticulum, then got reactive arthritis. No rash, fever sweats or naseau. Should I be worried about hiv?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How common is it for a man to develop reactive arthritis due to possible chlamydia infection if he did not experience initial symptoms related to urinary tract?
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