Reiter's syndrome: discover and cure

Sometimes, many of the body's processes, which appear to be unrelated, are in fact closely related. And accordingly, "abnormalities", pathologies can occur in one disease, which is very surprising to patients. This is also the case with Reiter's syndrome.

This symptom complex includes three completely dissimilar symptoms: urinary tract damage, arthritis and redness of the eyes. Doctors also call it seronegative spondyloarthropathy. Seronegative means that in which a rheumatoid factor (special antibodies) is not found in the blood. In this case, the disease manifests inflammatory processes wherever the tendons attach to the bones. It is clear that in this case all joints are "under attack". This inflammation is accompanied by swelling, redness and pain (and some other symptoms, like any other inflammation).

Reiter's syndrome is called reactive arthritis, that is, it arises as a reaction of the body to the penetration of certain pathogens into it. And the inflammatory process does not begin with joints. Most of the patients diagnosed with Reiter's syndrome are sexually transmitted. Their form of the disease is called urogenital. You can also get infected if you get into the mouth of pathogens with food, or when we just do not wash your hands properly. Then the form of the disease is called gastrointestinal.

Reiter's syndrome begins to manifest itself in 7-21 days after the infected person becomes infected. If the infection was sexually, then most likely, Chlamydia Trachomatis is to blame . If the form is gastrointestinal, it is most likely Salmonella, Shigella or Yersinia. Infection with food occurs due to improper storage conditions and poor meat handling. Of course, not all who fall in with the pathogen become ill. Scientists suggest that the matter is in a special gene. 80% of patients have this wrong gene, and only 6% of those who do not care. Maybe they are also inclined, but just at the time of the survey they do not have manifestations of the disease "Reiter's syndrome".

How to identify the disease? There are symptoms that appear in most patients, but there are some that can be found only in some.

The syndrome of Reiter's symptoms is as follows:

• Damage to the urogenital tract. Symptoms from the side of the prostate, penis and urethra in men. Fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina in women. Men can feel a burning sensation during urination, they have to go to the toilet more often, pus may run out of pus. In general, in any case, with these symptoms, the representative of the stronger sex needs to run to the doctor, otherwise you can skip gonorrhea. In women, the symptoms are similar, there is also a burning sensation, but there is also inflammation of the genitals. They, too, should immediately go to the doctor, because the case may not be in the syndrome of Reuters.
• Disturbances from the joints. Ankles, soles and knees usually hurt and swell. The spine also suffers, it can be rotated discmorphically. Sometimes the joint of the pelvis and spine also hurts. And those who are unlucky to have a "bad gene", about which we wrote above, are much more likely to get "vertebral" symptoms.
• Inflammation of the eye mucosa occurs in 50% of the urogenital form and 75% - with gastrointestinal. Eyes become irritated and red, sometimes even patients complain of visual impairment. Although, of course, against the backdrop of problems with the spine, this is not so serious.
• Other sympotomas. Jaws are formed in the mouth and on the genitals, but this is a rarity. 10% also have heart problems, namely - the blood from the aorta gets back into the ventricle, which worsens the work of our "pump".

What if you have a close Reuters syndrome? Treatment is associated with the use of antibiotics, corticosteroids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Physiotherapy procedures are prescribed. In general, this disease is treated by several doctors. And perhaps a long-term relief of the condition. Although you will have to take care of yourself.