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A retrospective study is presented of 83 athletes with tendo Achillis pain (TAP) treated conservatively over a 12-year period from 1976 to 1988. Local steroid injections did not contribute to an earlier return to sport, though many individuals were improved symptomatically. Local steroids were not found to have a deleterious effect on outcome. Steroids were used most frequently in the chronic cases that presented late and had been treated previously: this group had most recurrences and surgical intervention. One case of Achilles rupture (3%) occurred in the group treated with steroids. Early presentation for treatment led to an earlier return to sport and avoidance of recurrences. Recurrences were most frequent in athletes with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. The tendo Achillis lesion may range from peritendinitis through a mixed lesion of the tendon and paratenon, to complete rupture. The management depends upon accurate diagnosis, its chronicity and the age and aspirations of the patient. Steroids are safe to use and further prospective trials should note presentation time and disease staging accurately.
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PMID:Tendo Achillis pain: steroids and outcome. 160 Apr 48

Reactive arthritis (ReA) is an aseptic form of articular inflammation induced by infections mainly localised in the gastrointestinal (enteroarthritis) or urogenital (uroarthritis) tracts. The bacteria principally involved as causative agents are Chlamydia, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter and Yersinia. The clinical picture is usually characterised by a mono-oligoarthritis of the lower limbs. Axial involvement is possible and extra-articular manifestations such as enthesitis, tenosynovitis, bursitis and dactylitis are frequent. NSAIDs and sulfasalazine are still the drugs most commonly used in the treatment of ReA. Steroids are administered when inflammatory symptoms are resistant to NSAIDs. Experiences with other DMARDs (disease modifying antirheumatic drugs) such as azathioprine, methotrexate and cyclosporin, have been sporadically reported and they can be employed in patients that are unresponsive to the more usual medicaments. The intake of antibacterials (tetracyclines) may be useful in uroarthritis but have not been so successful in enteroarthrits. In more aggressive cases, or when ReA evolves towards ankylosing spondylitis, TNF-alpha blockers could represent an effective choice.
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PMID:Management of reactive arthritis. 1468 Apr 36