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Reiter's syndrome

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Reiter's syndrome is an immune reaction that can sometimes follow gastrointestinal or genital infections, causing knee pain, burning with urination, and eye problems.

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39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Reactive arthritis

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Symptoms

Skin ulcers
Skin sores
Rash
Heel spur

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Reiter's syndrome
Adalimumab
3.3
50 reviews
Etanercept
3.2
58 reviews
Infliximab
3.2
59 reviews
Immunosuppressant
Corticosteroids
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