The role of laboratory biomarkers in the diagnosis of early cartilage destruction in reactive arthritis

Abstract

Reactive arthritis is an inflammatory lesion of the joints that occurs as a reaction to the invasion of the body by any infectious agents. The high social significance of nosologies dictates the need to search for reliable cartilage biomarkers that have diagnostic value not only in recognizing degenerative changes at an early stage of joint diseases, but also in monitoring the effectiveness of treatment.