Reactive arthritis historical perspective: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Categories)
No edit summary
Line 5: Line 5:
==Overview==
==Overview==
==Historical Perspective==
==Historical Perspective==
Reactive arthritis was first described by Hans Reiter, a German military physician, who in 1916 described the disease in a World War I soldier who had recovered from a bout of [[diarrhea]]. The term ''Reiter's syndrome'' is being phased out, partly due to a move in the field of medicine to give descriptive names, rather than personal names, to conditions, and partly due to Dr. Reiter's experiments in Nazi concentration camps. Another reference states Reiter's syndrome is to be used when areas other than joints are affected.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:26, 6 February 2018