Drug InfoNet Doctors' Answers to Frequently Asked Questions -Reiter's Syndrome

Doctors' Answers to "Frequently Asked Questions" - Reiter's Syndrome

These comments are made for the purpose of discussion and should NOT be used as recommendations for or against therapies or other treatments. An individual patient is always advised to consult their own physician.

Reiter's Disease and Decreased T-Cells [posted 8/7/98]
Question: I am a 39 male with Reiter's disease. I have tested negative to chlamydia and HIV. Approx. t-cell was 540 with a t-cell ratio of 1.04 1 year ago. Approx. t-cell last month was 752 cells/uL. t-cell ratio is 1.05. Can you provide an answer to why my t-ratio is decreased?

Answer: Your t cells vary a lot depending on the external challenge to them, much as your other white cells will go up or down if you are infected. I wouldn't be overly worried about this.

Rieter�s Syndrome
Question: Where can I learn about Rieter's Syndrome? My 37-year-old friend at work quit his career this week because Rieter's Syndrome has made him feel like a 70-year-old man inside.

Answer: Any standard textbook of medicine or rheumatology. Harrison�s Principles of Internal Medicine(ed. Isselbacher, Braunwald, Wilson, Martin, Fauci, Kasper) or Kelly's Rheumatology will give adequate information. Available in any medical library and most general libraries(at least the Harrison's).

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