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I should have considered this. My son had reactive arthritis following knee surgery at 25. We had to take him to a medical school to get the diagnosis and a round of prednisone did the trick. I’m sure the precipitating event isn’t always that obvious.
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Yes, the infection is usually resolved by the time the patient develops arthritis. I was told reactive arthritis could be a one time event, or flares could start to recur or it could become chronic.
My first event was over and done after a few doses of prednisone. My flares started to recur a few years later and I was "conditioned" to take prednisone but never for a long time. When the pain became chronic ... I didn't have any prednisone to take.
Several times my arthritic flares were treated with antibiotics just to see if there was a hidden infection that was missed.