BOF 127
Epidemiology of Reiter’s syndrome, all are true,
except:
1-the commonest cause of inflammatory arthritis in men
aged 16-35
2-1-2% of young males with non specific urethritis
attending STD clinics are having Reiter’s syndrome
3-it has been shown that during Shigella epidemics up
to 20% of HLA B27 positive young men will develop Reiter’s syndrome
4-male to female ratio is 1:5
5-may be preceded by a chlamydia urethritis