Arthritis
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to assess the incidence and the clinical and therapeutic characteristics of reactive arthritis and to compare them with those of a historical cohort. We hypothesised that improved hygiene together with prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections may have decreased the incidence of reactive arthritis.
Interventions
The following variables will be retrospectively assessed by medical record review using a standardised data collection form:demographics; gender, age; family or personal history of spondyloarthritis, psoriasis, uveitis, inflammatory bowel disease; clinical presentation; mono, oligo or polyarthritis, dactylitis, inflammatory joint pain, enthesopathy, axial symptoms, fever, extra-articular manifestations (conjunctivitis, anterior uveitis, circinate balanitis, skin rash); time interval between infection and musculoskeletal manifestations; causal microorganism if known, or triggering event; HLA-B27; radiographic sacroiliitis; treatments and outcomes (complete recovery at one year follow-up, relapse within 6 months after onset, or spondyloarthritis according to the ASAS criteria).
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* reactive arthritis diagnosed in one of the two rheumatology departments from Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud or Besançon
Exclusion criteria
* presence of other known causes of arthritis, such as other defined spondyloarthritides, septic arthritis, Lyme disease, microcrystalline arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| To determine the incidence of reactive arthritis in patients hospitalised in the rheumatology department | December 2014 | Incidence of reactive arthritis in patients hospitalised in the rheumatology department |
Countries
France