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Background

  • Associated with bacterial infections
    • Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Chlamydia, etc.

Clinical Features

  • Can't see, Can't pee, Can't climb a tree
    • (Classical triad in 1/3 of pts)
    • Conjunctivitis or uveitis
    • Nongonococcal urethritis
    • Asymmetric oligoarthritis
  • Keratoderma blennorrhagicum[1]
    • Develops in 15% of pts
    • Found on palm/soles. Vesicles/pustules with yellow/brown color. Appears similar to pustular psoriasis

Differential Diagnosis

Monoarticular arthritis

Algorithm for Monoarticular arthralgia

Oligoarthritis

Polyarthritis

Algorithm for Polyarticular arthralgia

Migratory Arthritis

Diagnosis

Management

  • NSAIDs
  • Antibiotics not needed for postdysentery form
  • Consider doxycycline in chlamydia

Disposition

  • Outpatient follow up, with DMARDs if refractory to NSAIDs
  • 70% self-limited disease

See Also

External Links

References

  1. Wolff K, Johnson R, Saavedra AP. The Skin in Immune, Autoimmune, and Rheumatic Disorders. In: Wolff K, Johnson R, Saavedra AP. eds. Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 7e. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2013.