Cure Research for Reiter’s syndrome

Research discussion: Researchers continue to investigate the causes of Reiter’s syndrome and study treatments for the condition. For example:

• Researchers are trying to better understand the relationship of infection to Reiter’s syndrome. In particular, they are trying to determine why an infection triggers arthritis and why some people who develop infections get Reiter’s syndrome and others do not. Scientists have identified a genetic link—people who are positive for HLA–B27 are more susceptible to Reiter’s—and are studying why these people are more at risk than others.
  
  

• Researchers are trying to develop methods to detect the location of the triggering bacteria in the body. Some scientists suspect that after the bacteria enter the body, they are transported to the joints, where they can remain in small amounts indefinitely.
  
  

• Researchers are studying new treatments for Reiter’s syndrome; for example, prolonged treatment with antibiotics or a combination of antibiotics and other drugs such as methotrexate or sulfasalazine. Several recent studies have shown that prolonged treatment with antibiotics may reduce the duration of symptoms in some patients with Reiter’s syndrome caused by Chlamydia infection.

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