Reactive arthritis

Reactive arthritis's disease overview

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What is reactive arthritis?

Reacting arthritis is a frequent arthritis occurring due to infection in another body of the body, especially in the urinary system, the digestive system , gut or genitals. The disease can cause damage in some other organs such as conjunctiva, urethra, colon or glomerular ...

Reactive arthritis affects the knee and ankle joints and feet.

Causes of Reactive arthritis's disease

Reactive arthritis (also known as Reiter syndrome) often appears after the body is infected by the most common bacteria causing diseases caused by sexually transmitted diseases such as Chlamydia, disease In the stomach like food poisoning or gut.

Symptoms of Reactive arthritis's disease

Reacting arthritis has signs and symptoms usually starts from 1-3 weeks after the body is infected with the following symptoms:

Pain and stiffness: The phenomenon of joint pain associated with arthritis most common in the knees, ankles, feet, can also have pain in the heel, back or buttocks. < /Li>

Many cases of reactive arthritis can also have eye inflammation, redness, itching and hot eyes. And there is an uncomfortable feeling when urinating with hot manifestations, feeling slow to injection when urinating, sterile pus in male patients (the penis flows out non -urine and does not contain bacteria). Manifestations of urinary tract infections. : Mild fever, fatigue, muscle pain, stiffness, heel pain, back pain, mouth and tongue but no pain, pimples at the tip of the penis and the rash on the soles of the feet. Oul>

In addition, reactive arthritis in children with manifestations after children run, exercise a lot of fatigue, exercise, and move facing many difficulties. P>

Transmission route of Reactive arthritis's diseaseReactive arthritis

Reacting arthritis is one of the non -communicable diseases. However, bacteria that cause disease can be transmitted from person to person through sex or in contaminated foods, some people have been exposed to bacteria with reactive arthritis. <

People at risk for Reactive arthritis's disease

People with high risk of reactive arthritis are male, aged 20-40 years old.

To be able to limit the likelihood of disease by reducing risk factors.

The factors that increase the risk of reaction arthritis such as:

Age: Reactive arthritis occurs most often in people 20-40 years old; /Li>

genetic factors: In the family, there are family members, especially parents with arthritis reaction, you are also likely to suffer from this syndrome;

Has HLA-B27 white blood cells will have a higher risk of arthritis, but if you don't have this antigen, you don't mean that you will not get sick.

Prevention of Reactive arthritis's disease

To prevent reactive arthritis, the best way is to prevent the risk of disease, specifically:

Maintain treatment and re -examination as directed by the doctor; Li> use hot patches or hot baths to reduce spasticity, pain and reduce swelling; Use safe sex measures such as: using condoms to avoid spreading sexually transmitted infections

Diagnostic measures for Reactive arthritis's disease

To diagnose the reaction joint patient may pass through clinical examination measures such as observing and checking infection symptoms. Specifically, to determine the Reiter syndrome, however, it may also be tested for blood sedimentation (ESR). When the results of blood sedimentation speed are higher than normal, there is a high risk of reactive arthritis. or not to identify the disease.

Use X-ray to check the affected joints.

Reactive arthritis's disease treatments

To treat reactive arthritis can apply the following methods:

Using anti -inflammatory, antibiotic drugs

exercise and physiotherapy

Antibiotics often used to treat infection Non -steroid anti -inflammatory drugs help relieve pain, hardness and joint swelling.

In case of chronic arthritis, other methods may be needed to increase immunity and relieve pain such as cortisone injection into the joints.

Can use steroid eye drops indicated if you have symptoms of eye infections.

Physiotherapy and exercise methods are important when treating arthritis reacts with muscle relaxation exercises and muscle and muscle relaxation exercises. Besides, it is also necessary to practice walking and sitting in the right position to reduce pain and keep the activity of joints and spine without deformation.

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