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=== Clinic === | === Clinic === | ||
* | * Also known as circinate balanitis | ||
* | * It is a serpiginous ring-shaped dermatitis of penis glans | ||
* It is one of the most common cutaneous manifestations of reactive arthritis, it can also occur independently. | |||
* At the beginning, people show pin-sized dots with white plaque on them which constantly grow into flat, red areas hardly surrounded by white plaque. | * At the beginning, people show pin-sized dots with white plaque on them which constantly grow into flat, red areas hardly surrounded by white plaque. | ||
* Despite the visible symptoms, | * Despite the visible symptoms, often do not suffer from burning or itching, nor does it smell strange. | ||
* | * Differential diagnosis: Mycosis | ||
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* Reactive arthritis belongs to the group of arthritides known as the spondyloarthritides. | * Reactive arthritis belongs to the group of arthritides known as the spondyloarthritides. | ||
* There are two main types of reactive arthritis: post-venereal and post-enteric. | * There are two main types of reactive arthritis: post-venereal and post-enteric. | ||
=== Miasm === | === Miasm === | ||
[[MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis|MTB]]: Due to good coverage on Reactive arthritis | [[MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis|MTB]]: Due to good coverage on Reactive arthritis | ||
[[GABHS, Group A beta hemolytic streptococcus|GABHS]] | |||
Revision as of 00:37, 25 March 2023
Clinic
- Also known as circinate balanitis
- It is a serpiginous ring-shaped dermatitis of penis glans
- It is one of the most common cutaneous manifestations of reactive arthritis, it can also occur independently.
- At the beginning, people show pin-sized dots with white plaque on them which constantly grow into flat, red areas hardly surrounded by white plaque.
- Despite the visible symptoms, often do not suffer from burning or itching, nor does it smell strange.
- Differential diagnosis: Mycosis
Cause
- Reactive arthritis is characterized by nongonococcal urethritis, conjunctivitis, and arthritis.
- Reactive arthritis belongs to the group of arthritides known as the spondyloarthritides.
- There are two main types of reactive arthritis: post-venereal and post-enteric.
Miasm
MTB: Due to good coverage on Reactive arthritis