title: Reactive arthritis.
abstract: Inflammatory arthritis occurring days to weeks after a localized infection is known as reactive arthritis. Epidemiologic, genetic, and immunologic features have established this disease as a distinct clinicopathologic entity. Although reactive arthritis is often a transient disease, many individuals suffer a chronic relapsing course. Treatment is usually conservative except in a minority of cases in which patients require remittive therapy.
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male