Inflammatory Arthropathies
A 28-year-old male presents with a 3-week history of asymmetric oligoarthritis affecting his right knee and left ankle. He had an episode of urethritis 4 weeks ago following unprotected sexual contact. Examination reveals conjunctivitis, circinate balanitis, and keratoderma blennorrhagicum on his soles. Laboratory testing shows negative rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP antibodies. Regarding reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome):
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Reactive arthritis is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy characterized by the classic triad of arthr...
HLA-B27 is positive in 60-80% of patients with reactive arthritis; its presence is associated with i...
Reactive arthritis presents as symmetric polyarthritis of small joints similar to rheumatoid arthrit...
Extra-articular features include circinate balanitis (painless penile lesions), keratoderma blennorr...
First-line treatment includes NSAIDs for symptom control; intra-articular corticosteroid injections ...
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