الأحد، 5 أغسطس 2012

Symptoms and diagnosis of reactive arthritis - Reiter's syndrome

Symptoms of Arthritis

    
Inflammation in the joints of the knee, ankle, foot, wrist: leads to pain, heat, redness, swelling, and stiffness in the joints.Sometimes inflammation occurs in the joints of the fingers of the hand and foot Vttorm fingers and become like the sausage and sausage fingers calledAnd inflammation may occur in the spine leading to pain and hardening of the back or neck.Inflammation of the cartilage may also occur, especially when inflammation of the cartilage at the sternum corresponding to involvement in healthInflammation of the tendons: all the muscles of the body related to bone by tendons at the end of the muscle. In the case of Reiter's syndrome may occur to those sore tendons, leading to pain during the exercise of any activity or sport.Many patients infected with only articular inflammation without other symptoms.
Other symptoms

    
Conjunctivitis Conjunctivitis
    
And is the membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers the white part of the eye. And lead to redness and irritation and swelling of eye lids. It happens at the beginning of the disease, and may be intermittent which appears and then disappears and returns again.

Urinary tract infections Urinary tract inflammationUsually occurs in inflammation of the urethra (the urethra). And lead to a burning sensation during urination or discharge from the end of the penis Sididip. And may occur in inflammation and peeling skin around the penis. Also may occur in inflammation of the bladder and prostate, leading to a sense of the need to urinate frequently.

Small blistersShow a small blisters filled with fluid and sometimes blood in the skin of the soles of the hands or soles of the feet.


    
Inflammation of the intestine
    
Which leads to diarrhea, the presence of pus or blood with fecal matter.
Diagnosis of reactive arthritis - Reiter Syndrome DiagnosisThe disease is diagnosed through:

    
Medical examination: medical doctor finds detects the presence of inflammation of the joints associated with inflammation of the eye, and the reproductive system, urinary, or digestive system. And ask the doctor about the medical history of the patient to know the likelihood of previous infection bacterial infection in the genital tract, urinary, or digestive system.

    
Blood test to measure the erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESR: indicate the high speed sedimentation to the presence of inflammation in the body.

    
Blood test for the presence of the gene responsible for disease Ritter HLA-B27 gene marker blood test.

    
X-ray of the spine or other joints.

    
Analysis and farm stool: You may receive bacteria that cause inflammation of the digestive system.

    
Analysis of farm and Paul: You may receive bacteria that cause inflammation of the urinary tract.

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