Author | Stephen Paget, MD

September 14, 2005

Gonococcal infection is the leading cause of bacterial arthritis in adults.

August 01, 2003

Reiter Syndrome (also called reactive arthritis) manifests as peripheral arthritis that is sometimes accompanied by such extra-articular findings as urethritis, conjunctivitis, and uveitis

August 01, 2003

Psoriatic Arthritis develops in approximately 20% of patients who have psoriasis.

August 01, 2003

Pyoderma Gangrenosum belongs in the differential diagnosis of lower extremity vasculitis-like ulcerating lesions.

July 01, 2003

The manifestations of this multisystemdisorder range from relativelybenign, self-limited cutaneous involvementto severe, potentially fatal systemicillness. Skin lesions associatedwith lupus erythematosus (LE) areclassified histologically as LE-specificor LE-nonspecific.