Arthritis caused by a reaction to something.
An aseptic (that is, not involving infection) arthritis provoked by an immune reaction to an episode of infection elsewhere in the body. It often occurs in association with enteritis caused by Salmonella and certain shigella strains, and in both yersinia and campylobacter enteritis. Nongonococcal urethritis, usually due to chlamydia, is another cause of reactive arthritis; reiter’s syndrome is a particularly florid form, characterized by mucous membrane, skin and eye lesions.
Joint inflammation that occurs shortly after an infection of the urinary or gastrointestinal tract. It often affects large joints in the lower extremities, usually in persons younger than 50. Reiter’s syndrome may be a form of reactive arthritis.
Joint inflammation triggered by an irregular immune reaction, which typically follows an infection in the genital area like chlamydia, or in the intestinal tract such as gastroenteritis. When this inflammation is accompanied by additional inflammation in other parts of the body, like the eyes, the condition is referred to as Reiter’s syndrome.
Joint inflammation triggered by an irregular immune reaction, which typically follows an infection in the genital area like chlamydia, or in the intestinal tract such as gastroenteritis. When this inflammation is accompanied by additional inflammation in other parts of the body, like the eyes, the condition is referred to as Reiter’s syndrome.