Diseases

Reactive Arthritis

An aseptic, inflammatory arthritis developing secondary to a primary extra-articular infection, most typically of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or UROGENITAL SYSTEM. The initiating trigger pathogens are usually SHIGELLA; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; or CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. Reactive arthritis is strongly associated with HLA-B27 ANTIGEN.

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An aseptic, inflammatory arthritis developing secondary to a primary extra-articular infection, most typically of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or UROGENITAL SYSTEM. The initiating trigger pathogens are usually SHIGELLA; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; or CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS. Reactive arthritis is strongly associated with HLA-B27 ANTIGEN.

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16 entry terms
  • Arthritis, Post-Infectious
  • Arthritis, Postinfectious
  • Arthritis, Reactive
  • Post-Infectious Arthritis
  • Postinfectious Arthritis
  • Arthritis, Post Infectious
  • Post Infectious Arthritis
  • Post-Infectious Arthritides
  • Postinfectious Arthritides
  • Reactive Arthritides
  • Reiter Disease
  • Reiter Syndrome
  • Reiter's Disease
  • Reiter's Syndrome
  • Reiters Disease
  • Reiters Syndrome

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with specific infection or organism/infection precoordinate

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History Note

1992

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  • Arthritis, Infectious (1966-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Reactive Arthritis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016918. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016918
  2. Reactive Arthritis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_arthritis
  3. Reactive Arthritis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1327700