Reiter syndrome describes a group of chronic diseases in the joints, which appear in children and can also be infected by adults, and these diseases include the following: Ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatoid spondylitis. Psoriatic arthritis.
Each of these diseases has different symptoms and complications, and in most cases the area that connects the lower back to the pelvis is related to these diseases, as it affects the areas that are located around the joint, through which ligaments and tendons connect with the bone, such as: the knees, feet, and hips. .
Symptoms of Reiter''s Syndrome
Diseases associated with spondylopathies cause a group of symptoms, which are as follows
Pain in the lower back that may sometimes reach the butt.
Difficulty moving in the morning hours, then the situation improves in the daytime hours as a result of movement.
general fatigue.
Each disease may be associated with a set of symptoms that distinguish it, as follows
1. Ankylosing spondylitis
It causes the following
difficulty moving
Lower back pain, which may spread to the upper back.
Great difficulty in moving the back, due to the adhesion of the vertebrae to each other.
Injury to some other organs in the body, such as: the hips, the wall of the rib cage, and the ankles of the two legs.
2. Reiter''s syndrome
It causes the following
severe pain
Swelling and inflammation in the joints, especially in the sacroiliac joint that connects the lower back to the pelvis, the fingers of the hands, and the toes.
A rise in body temperature.
weight loss
Rash and inflammation.
Arthritis of the lower leg in children.
3. Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis is one of the types of arthritis associated with psoriasis. Symptoms of psoriasis appear as follows:
The appearance of a red crust on certain areas of the skin.
Increased thickness of fingernails and toenails.
Scars and yellowing of the nails.
Inflammation in some large joints, such as: the hip joint (articulatio coxae) and the sacroiliac joint.
Large swellings in the fingers and toes.
The presence of dandruff on the skin.
4. Enteropathic arthritis
Arthritis in the spine is accompanied by inflammation of the intestinal wall, and this causes some symptoms that appear and disappear, such as the following:
abdominal pain
Inflammation of large joints, such as: knees, hips, wrists and elbows.
Inflammation of the intestine.
Causes and risk factors for Reiter''s syndrome
In fact, experts have not found the main cause of Reiter syndrome, but often some types of genes are related to rheumatoid spondylitis, and some other diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, are often Genetic diseases.
Complications of Reiter''s syndrome
Complications that may result from Reiter syndrome vary depending on the disease that the patient may have.
Diagnosis of Reiter''s syndrome
Spondylosis is diagnosed by examining the patient’s medical history, in addition to some laboratory tests. Symptoms and signs caused by inflammation of the joints and tissues are also examined, and movement difficulty in the morning is examined, in addition to other symptoms that are characteristic of each disease in particular.
Reiter''s syndrome treatment
Most of the time, spondylopathies are simple cases and do not cause any difficulties in normal daily life, so the focus is on relieving pain and difficulty in movement by adopting proper posture and tightening the affected areas to prevent any complications.
Prevention of Reiter''s syndrome
Since most of these diseases are related to some types of genes in the body, there are no ways to prevent infection from them.
