Reactive Arthritis Flashcards
1
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what is reactive arthritis
A
sterile inflammatory arthritis occurring within four weeks of an infection
2
Q
risk factors of reactive arthritis
A
Male, Early adulthood, HLAB27, STD or GI infection
3
Q
features of reactive arthritis
A
peripheral arthritis, sacroiliac joints and lumbosacral spine, dactylitis, fever, weight loss and malaise, keratoderma blenorrhagia, circinate balanitis, anterior uveitis
4
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management of Reactive arthritis
A
treat underlying infection, NSAIDs, DMARDs
