Reactive arthritis (ReA) is defined as arthritis that arises after infection, where pathogens cannot grow in the affected joints. Formerly, the clinical triad of postinfectious arthritis, urethritis, and conjunctivitis was called Reiter's syndrome; however, these clinical signs only represented a subset of patients with ReA. Due to the great diversity of its manifestations, its diagnosis is a challenge and can be overlooked in clinical practice. Additionally, it is associated with a variety of extra-articular manifestations that may be present either in the acute or chronic phase of the disease. Despite the cardinal clinical presentation characteristics of ReA, no case has been described in the literature that is diagnosed by the presence of classic extra-articular manifestations without objective joint involvement after COVID-19 infection. This report describes the case of a female patient in her third decade of life with an unusual presentation of ReA and focuses on her extra-articular manifestations.
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