title: Diagnosis and management of Reiter's syndrome.
abstract: Reiter's syndrome is a major rheumatic disease with characteristic musculoskeletal and radiographic features. Although young men predominate in most reported series, women and children are also afflicted. Treatment is difficult and largely empiric. Most patients run relapsing courses. One-quarter of cases experience forced job changes or become unemployable.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010653:Phenylbutazone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D006680:HLA Antigens; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D010653:Phenylbutazone; D001379:Azathioprine; D007213:Indomethacin; D008727:Methotrexate