Talk:Reactive arthritis

Achilles Tendonitis
This can be pathognomonic for Reiter's Syndrome. Shouldn't it be added? 24.99.86.24 (talk) 21:46, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Have
Have put some info onto this page. It is now a stub, not a speedy - the subject is real, and important! --Janke | Talk 09:05, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Merged Reiter's syndrome article into this one. Reiter's is no longer an approved terminology, for two reasons, as mentioned in the article. Almost all the merge work was already done, fantastic editing! Since no one opposed the merge since November, I went ahead and did it. Thatcher131 15:49, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

"Repeated attacks over many years is common, and more than 40 percent of the patients end up with chronic and disabling arthritis, heart disease, diabetes or impaired vision" ... Citations for this? According to the sources I've found online only around 20% of patients develop chronic arthritis -- as the only complication. Of course heart disease, diabetes and impaired vision are all common age related diseases so specifics on where this information comes from is required for such a statement. (Steinn E. Sigurðarson, steinnes ..a.t. gmail.com, 23 May 2007)

but isn´t it more of a damage to the synovium primarily? Roenne 17:44, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * it was written: "spondyloarthropathy (autoimmune damage to the cartilages of joints)"


 * Could someone please review the information from http://wrongdiagnosis.com/r/reiter_s_syndrome/intro.htm and re-write this entry. I have Reiter's and can assure you that the entry at wrongdiagnosis.com is much more accurate as far as causality, initial symptoms, progression, organ involvement, and more. I would do it myself but my hands are the primary group of joints involved. The current wikipedia treatment leaves one with the impression that this is an active STD infection-induced disease whereas the current literature stresses the autoimmune reactive aspects left after an infection in gone, many times for years (perhaps decades in my case). Thanks in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joehodge (talk • contribs) 07:16, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Reason for name change
It is stated in the article that the name of the condition was changed for two reasons: 1) A trend not to use eponyms and 2) the relation of Reiter to Nazi concentration camp experiments. The article that suggested the name change in the medical journal Arthritis & Rheumatism only mentioned the 2nd reason, and even more stressed the importance of using eponyms when the physicians live an honourable life (or something of the sort). One of the authors, Engelman, was one of the ones to name the syndrome Reiter's in 1942. So the first statement is incorrect in this case (and I don't know of a situation where it truly applies, to the regret of many medical students). Elikarag (talk) 14:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

"Salmonella septicemia has been associated with subsequent infection of virtually every organ system.
 * sources for food-related disease causality*

Postenteritis reactive arthritis and Reiter's syndrome have also been reported to occur generally after 3 weeks. Reactive arthritis may occur with a frequency of about 2% of culture-proven cases. Septic arthritis, subsequent or coincident with septicemia, also occurs and can be difficult to treat."http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap1.html and "Infections are associated with mucosal ulceration, rectal bleeding, drastic dehydration; fatality may be as high as 10-15% with some strains. Reiter's disease, reactive arthritis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome are possible sequelae that have been reported in the aftermath of shigellosis."http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap19.html U.S. F.D.A. Bad Bug Book - Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook --Joe Hodge (talk) 21:03, 10 January 2009 (UTC)Joehodge


 * Not to get sucked into the discussion over who is good or who is not, but based on the Wikipedia naming conventions the Most commonly international name should be the correct and legitimate name. I see this name change was not contested on the grounds that it was emotional, but as an unbiased presentation of facts we have to maintain a neutral point of view and that can only be achieved by consensus. Can we put the name change up to vote instead of just changing it? Also the user who changed the name (the uaser above) has only a few edits and I am not sure has enough experience with the wikipedia to make such a change. Again I would automatically revert a name change of this magnitude but then again a few of the centers like Mayo Clinic have changed the name or adopted a change so we have a conflict between the dominant name, Reiter's and the politically prefered version, reactive arthritis. What do you think? Please reflect here or put up to vote for name change. Dr. Persi (talk) 07:43, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Fiddling with the page
Hey folks. I'm adding some citations where I know them and hopefully will be able to expand the article a bit. It's a pretty good article now, though, and mostly needs some stylistic work. If anyone has suggestions, I'm always happy to hear from people who know more than I do. --George (talk) 17:51, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Reiter sdr. vs reactive arthritis
Reiter syndrome is just one type of reactive arthritis, which consist of the clinical triade of : urethritis, conjunctivitis, arthritis. So, Reiter sdr. is included in the nosology of "reactive arthritis", but there is no equality between terms. Today, Reiter sdr. is a rare condition, vs reactive arthritis, which manifests not a full triade of Reiter sdr. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vldscore (talk • contribs) 17:15, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Removed mnemonic...
mnemonics are for students to pass exams, and their use in wikipedia medical articles has been discouraged.lesion (talk) 22:54, 5 December 2012 (UTC)

picture on gonorrhea
why is there a picture of arthritis post-gonorrhea if Reiter's triad is characterized by Non-gonococchal urethritis? thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.11.44.152 (talk) 15:21, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

Comorbidities
I propose to subsection the symptoms section by «Comorbidities». AXO NOV (talk) ⚑ 06:31, 11 September 2021 (UTC)