de Mendonça L L, Levy Neto M
Serviço de Reumatologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo.
Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo. 1990 Sep-Oct;45(5):210-2.
Reactive arthritis is a non suppurative articular inflammation following an infection elsewhere in the body. It probably occurs by interaction of external infections agents and immunological factors that mediate the host's response to the agent's antigens. The authors reviewed the role of gastrointestinal infection and infestation as a cause of reactive arthritis. Since there are no good diagnostic criteria for reactive arthritis and the investigations in this area are difficult, it is possible that many of these cases are misdiagnosed.
反应性关节炎是身体其他部位感染后发生的非化脓性关节炎症。它可能是由外部感染因子与介导宿主对病原体抗原反应的免疫因素相互作用而引发的。作者回顾了胃肠道感染和寄生虫感染作为反应性关节炎病因的作用。由于反应性关节炎没有良好的诊断标准，且该领域的研究存在困难，这些病例中有许多可能被误诊。
