What is reactive arthritis?

Reactive arthritis refers to an inflammatory and post-infectious condition that involves the joints, urethra and eyes. Reactive arthritis is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy.

How do members experience reactive arthritis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with reactive arthritis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for reactive arthritis*

*Data from patients with reactive arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with reactive arthritis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Salazopyrin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
reactive arthritis (1)

*Data from patients with reactive arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has reactive arthritis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 23
40s 34
50s 50
60s 53
70+ 31

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 68
Female 129

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What is reactive arthritis?

Reactive arthritis refers to an inflammatory and post-infectious condition that involves the joints, urethra and eyes. Reactive arthritis is a seronegative spondyloarthropathy.



Common symptoms reported by people with reactive arthritis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for reactive arthritis

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Salazopyrin)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
38
Tried for
reactive arthritis (1)

Data from patients with reactive arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with reactive arthritis

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Salazopyrin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
reactive arthritis (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with reactive arthritis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has reactive arthritis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 118 say reactive arthritis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 6
30s 23
40s 34
50s 50
60s 53
70+ 31
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 11
20-29 years 15
30-39 years 20
40-49 years 13
50-59 years 6
60-69 years 3
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 68
Female 129

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 80
Not Diagnosed 8

These charts show data from reactive arthritis patients who have completed their condition history
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