an arthritic disorder that often affects several joints in the legs such as knees, the feet, ankles, and sacroiliac joint following a triggering intestinal or genital infection
Arthritis resulting from infection elsewhere in the body. i.e. there is no infection in the joint. The commonest type is HLA B27-related and may follow certain types of bowel or genitourinary infection.
A joint inflammation following infection elsewhere in the body (in the bowel in cases of foodborne disease). Yersinia enterocolitica, Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni and E. coli have all been linked to reactive arthritis.
a non-septic arthritis that is probably triggered by a micro-organism interacting with a predisposing genetic background
A form of arthritis that develops after an infection involving the lower urinary tract, bowel, or other organs.
Arthritis following infections such as tonsillitis or gut infections.
Arthritis caused by infection in other parts of body.
A chronic form of arthritis featuring the following three conditions: (1) inflamed joints; (2) inflammation of the eyes ( conjunctivitis ); and (3) inflammation of the genital , urinary or gastrointestinal system. See the entire definition of Reactive arthritis
a type of arthritis that occurs as a reaction to an infection.
A form of arthritis that can develop after an intestinal or urinary tract infection. The disease causes pain and swelling around the joints and in the spine. People with the disease may also experience swelling of the eye and the reproductive and urinary tracts.
inflammation, heat or pain in the joints that occurs following a bacterial or viral infection elsewhere in the body.
An inflammatory form of arthritis usually following exposure to certain bacteria such as Shigella or Salmonella often causing sausage-shaped changes in the toes, primarily affecting the lower limbs in an asymmetric manner.
joint problems triggered by bacterial or viral infection elsewhere in the body
Reactive arthritis is a condition with symptoms similar to arthritis or rheumatism. It is caused by another disease, and is thus "reactive", i.e., dependent on the other condition.