allergic arthritis

allergic arthritis,

appearance of symptoms of arthritis such as swollen joints after the ingestion of allergenic foods or medications.

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arthritis (ärthrī´tis),

n any of a number of types of inflammation of a joint or joints.

arthritis, allergic,

n an arthralgia, swelling, and stiffness of joints associated with food and drug allergies and serum sickness.

arthritis, atrophic,

n See arthritis, rheumatoid.

arthritis, bacterial,

n See arthritis, infective.

arthritis, hypertrophic

n See osteoarthritis.

arthritis, infective,

n (bacterial arthritis), a primary and secondary bacterial infection of the joints (e.g., by staphylococcal, gonococcal, streptococcal, or pneumococcal organisms).

arthritis, rheumatic

n an acute polyarticular and migratory arthritis of unknown cause but assumed to be related to group A streptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract.

arthritis, rheumatoid

n a chronic destructive inflammation of the joints due to an autoimmunity with unknown etiology, with associated systemic manifestations such as weakness, weight loss, anemia, leukopenia, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and the formation of subcutaneous nodules. Chronic synovitis and regressive changes in the articular cartilage occur with pain, swelling, deformity, limitation of motion, and occasionally ankylosis of the joints. Small joints are principally affected, with onset in the third or fourth decade of life.

arthritis, senile,

n an arthritis occurring in persons of advanced age.

arthritis, specific infectious,

n an arthritis caused by direct invasion and subsequent infection of joint structures by microorganisms from the bloodstream. Nearly all pathogenic bacteria have been isolated as etiologic agents.

arthritis, traumatic,

n an acute or chronic inflammation of a joint as a result of acute or chronic injury.

Arthrobacter,

n a genus of a strictly aerobic gram-positive bacteria found in soil and present in dental caries.