Arthritis Dysenteric

Dysenteric arthritis (lat. dysentery arthralgia) is a disease that is accompanied by joint pain due to dysentery, inflammation and ulcerative lesions of the large intestine. It is mainly susceptible to people with weakened immune systems, especially the elderly. The disease is popularly called dysentery fire or fire fever.

With dysentery, inflammation of the intestinal mucosa leads to an increase in the amount of toxins in the blood and their distribution throughout the human body. Pathogenic substances also accumulate in the joint fluid, causing inflammation, which causes pain in the limbs. Dysenteric arthritis manifests itself only in joint lesions, occurring mainly in the area of ​​the knee, hip and ankle. The pain is mild, but intensifies with loads on the joints: descent or ascent