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Review
. 2005 Jul-Aug;34(4):251-9.
doi: 10.1080/03009740500202540.

Reactive arthritis

M Leirisalo-Repo  1
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Review

Reactive arthritis

M Leirisalo-Repo. Scand J Rheumatol. 2005 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Reactive arthritis (ReA) was known as Reiter's disease or Fiessinger-Leroy disease for nearly 100 years. However, during the past 30 years the disease has been known as reactive arthritis, a member of the spondyloarthritis family. Despite knowing the initiating event (infection) and genetic constitution (many patients have HLA-B27) of ReA, a model of interplay between environment and genetics, its pathogenesis is still incompletely known. This review covers the epidemiology, clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of ReA.

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