Viral arthritis and vasculitis

Viral arthritis and vasculitis are important differential diagnoses primarily in patients with acute polyarticular arthritis in association with fever and rash, in populations specially at risk and in returning travellers. Parvovirus B19 is the most frequent cause of viral arthritis in Europe, where...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 2016-11, Vol.75 (9), p.878-884
Main Authors: Sixdorf, U, Märker-Hermann, E
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - administration & dosage
Antirheumatic Agents - administration & dosage
Antiviral Agents - administration & dosage
Arthritis, Infectious - diagnosis
Arthritis, Infectious - therapy
Arthritis, Infectious - virology
Diagnosis, Differential
Drug Therapy, Combination - methods
Evidence-Based Medicine
Humans
Treatment Outcome
Vasculitis - diagnosis
Vasculitis - therapy
Vasculitis - virology
Virus Diseases - diagnosis
Virus Diseases - therapy
Virus Diseases - virology
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Summary:Viral arthritis and vasculitis are important differential diagnoses primarily in patients with acute polyarticular arthritis in association with fever and rash, in populations specially at risk and in returning travellers. Parvovirus B19 is the most frequent cause of viral arthritis in Europe, whereas rubella, hepatitis B and C viruses have become less common. Due to worldwide tourism arthritogenic alphaviruses, which are transmitted by mosquito vectors have come into the focus of tropical medicine and rheumatology. Viral arthritis is typically self-limiting but due to severe pain often requires symptomatic therapy with nonsteroidal antirheumatic drugs; however, arthritis and vasculitis may also be a manifestation of an important treatable viral infection, such as hepatitis B, C and human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV).
ISSN:1435-1250
DOI:10.1007/s00393-016-0213-0