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What Are The Symptoms Of Arthritis?
hello doctor.I am Biswajit Basak, a 21 year old boy.about 2 years ago i experienced swealling and pain in my right ankle,followed by pain in back..i took pain killers for 1 month and i became normal..recently i have similar kind of problem.about 2 months ago my right ankle was swollen along with urine infection and my eyes were red.after taking intibiotic for 15 days urine and eye were normal, but ankle pain remained.it was followed by knee pain, shoulder pain, low weast pain..i consulted a rheumatologist and he said it's REACTIVE ARTHRITIS..is there any probability that it's not ARTHRITIS..???
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
Hello. It is most likely reactive arthritis secondary to infection and will resolve in few weeks of treatment. however it can be synovitis but there less probability.
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