BACKGROUND: Controversy exists regarding possible correlation of periodontal disease with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Confounding factors may relate to stringency of inflammatory disease diagnosis and the effect of…
Reactive arthritis is an important source of morbidity. It is acquired through infectious agent diarrhea (food poisoning) or from sexual contact. Recognition is important because it allows a therapeutic approach that usually results in improvement of…