Definition Reactive arthritis occurs following a bacterial infection at the intestinal or urogenital level. Reactive arthritis is also called Reiter's syndrome and presents a negative rheumatoid factor in the serum. The incriminated bacteria present at the joint level,

Definition Knee arthritis represents the temporary or permanent damage to the knee joint and its adjacent tissues. Most of the time it is an osteoarthritis of the knee joint. Symptoms This condition is commonly encountered

Definition This type of arthritis is associated with inflammatory phenomena from various intestinal diseases: Crohn's disease, microbial enterocolitis, lymphocytic colitis, ulcerative colitis, intestinal bypass, hepatitis, etc. Arthritis, meaning joint inflammation, is caused by certain microbial antigens

Ankylosis definition Ankylosis represents the total or partial limitation of a joint's movement due to joint inflammation, capsular atrophy, or due to the fusion of joint surfaces. Ankylosis symptoms Ankylosis of the joints appears progressively, at the beginning being only about