Reactive arthritis medical therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Medical Therapy

• Reactive arthritis is generally seen with preceeding GI or GU infections. Antibiotics may be given if there is an ongoing infection, but generally patients of reactive arthritis are not advised antibiotic therapy. Recent studies have shown that antibiotic therapy does not alter the course of disease and their role is not completely established.

and If patients does not have

• Pharmacologic medical therapies for reactive arthritis include symptom control with NSAIDs such as the COX-2 inhibitors.

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