What is Reactive arthritis?

What is Reactive arthritis?

Reactive arthritis is a rare type of arthritis that causes inflammation of the urinary tract, eyes, ...more »

• Reactive arthritis: The inflammation of a joint.

Reactive arthritis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Reactive arthritis, or a subtype of Reactive arthritis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Reactive arthritis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Reactive arthritis: Introduction

Types of Reactive arthritis:

Types of Reactive arthritis:

• Reiter’s syndrome
• more types...»

Broader types of Reactive arthritis:

• Rheumatic conditions
• Arthritis
• Seronegative Arthritis
• Arthritis-like conditions
• Joint conditions
• Pain conditions
• Musculoskeletal conditions
• Limb conditions
• Autoimmune conditions
• Immune system conditions
• Non-pathogenic inflammatory conditions
• more types...»

What causes Reactive arthritis?

Causes of Reactive arthritis: see causes of Reactive arthritis

What are the symptoms of Reactive arthritis?

Symptoms of Reactive arthritis: see symptoms of Reactive arthritis

Reactive arthritis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Reactive arthritis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Reactive arthritis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Reactive arthritis: Allergist/Immunologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Reactive arthritis.
Treatments for Reactive arthritis: see treatments for Reactive arthritis
Research for Reactive arthritis: see research for Reactive arthritis

Organs Affected by Reactive arthritis:

Organs and body systems related to Reactive arthritis include:

• Joints

Name and Aliases of Reactive arthritis

Main name of condition: Reactive arthritis

Reiter's Syndrome, Arthritis Urethritica, Polyarthritis Enterica, Blennorrheal Idiopathic Arthritis, Venereal Arthritis, Conjunctivo-Urethro-Synovial Syndrome, Feissinger-Leroy-Reiter Syndrome, Waelsch's Syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Reactive arthritis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Reactive arthritis:

• Suppurative arthritis
• Inflammatory arthritis
• Bacterial septic arthritides
• Acute bacterial arthritis
• Bacterial septic arthritis
• Bacterial arthritis
• Viral arthritis
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• N gonorrhoeae

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