
A case of Reiter's disease difficult for diagnosis
Author(s) -
A. L. Bakulev
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj104630
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , disease , balanitis , arthritis , reiter's syndrome , pathology , immunology
Reiter's disease is now a frequent cause of joint damage at a young age and leads to temporary or permanent disability. The prognosis of the disease is largely determined by the timeliness of diagnosis and treatment. In addition to the classic triad (arthritis, conjunctivitis, inflammatory process of the urogenital tract), in 20-60% of cases of Reiter's disease there are lesions of the skin and mucous membranes in the form of balanitis, blenoreal keratoderma. Presence of disseminated psoriasiform rashes often causes difficulties in diagnosis, leads to irrational therapy, chronicity of the disease and complications. This is evidenced by our observation.