Introduction:
Reactive arthritis (ReA) is aseptic arthritis occurring 1 to 4 weeks
after bacterial infection of the genitourinary and digestive tracts
[1,2]. It usually affects a genetically predisposed individual.
Clinical manifestations include mucocutaneous manifestations such as
keratoderma blenorrhagicum, circinate balanitis, ulcerative vulvitis,
nail changes (dystrophy and thickness), oral lesions, and conjunctivitis
[3,4].
The main rheumatological manifestations are asymmetric oligoarticular
arthritis of the lower limbs, enthesitis, dactylitis, and inflammatory
back pain.
The diagnosis of ReA is challenging since no diagnosis criteria are
available.
We report a case of ReA occurring after urethritis.
We emphasize clinical signs,
radiological features, and management of this disease.