10 Causes of Joint Pain
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Cause #8: Reactive Arthritis
Reactive arthritis is an inflammatory condition that develops due to a separate infection that has occurred in a different part of the body. Contact with the bacteria that causes the infection can trigger the development of reactive arthritis.
The classic triad of symptoms include inflammation of the eyes where there is uveitis or conjunctivitis, inflammatory arthritis of the large joints, and cervicitis or urethritis in women or men. Other possible associated symptoms include mucocutaneous lesions. The most common triggers are Chlamydia trachomatis, Shigella, Salmonella, and Campylobacter.
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