Tag: Rheumatism

  • Chronic widespread pain

    Chronic widespread pain

    Chronic widespread pain is a very common reason for consultation. If it is limited to patients with fibromyalgia, their prevalence is 2-5% of the general population. The physician’s approach is first to formally rule out any organic pathology may be by joint pain and / or muscle and / or diffuse bone as early forms…

  • Spondyloarthropathy

    Spondyloarthropathy

    1- Reactive arthritis: * These are mono or trace aseptic arthritis following an episode of infection or genital tract which they are separated by 3 weeks to 1 month * The germs are usually responsible: Yersinia enterocolitica, Shigella flexneri, Salmonella enteritidis, Campylobacter jejuni (digestive front door); Chlamydia trachomatis and Ureaplasma urealyticum in case of genital…