Sexual Health | Bacterial STIs and related conditions | Sexually-acquired reactive arthritis

Sexually-acquired reactive arthritis
Session overview
Description
This session covers the aetiology, clinical presentation and management of sexually-acquired reactive arthritis (SARA). The session offers recommendations on initial treatment regimens, onward referral and likely outcomes.

Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• describe the clinical presentations of reactive arthritis
• state the genitourinary and enteric infection triggers
• recognise the different organ systems involved
• describe appropriate investigations
• outline the appropriate initial management
• recognise when onward referral is required
• describe the likely outcomes of the condition

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should complete:

• Module 1/Examination of extra-genital sites (260-0011)
• Module 2/Diagnosing chlamydia (260-0022)

Other sessions of interest:

• Module 3/Chlamydia Trachomatis: natural history and management (260-0037)
• Module 3/Acute and chronic non-specific urethritis: specialist management (260-0038)
• Module 3/Disseminated gonorrhoea (260-0042)
• Module 10/Genital dermatoses (260-0123)