Table 1.

Demographic and related information for patients studied

Patient	Gender/Age (yr)	Diagnosis*	Disease Duration (yr)	Remission& (mo)	Reactivation?	Joint Biopsied	Current Therapy	Previous Therapies
1	F/43	ReA	6.0	6	yes	left knee	NSAID, prednisone methotrexate	same
2	F/50	ReA	3.5	3	yes	right knee	hydrocodone/acetominophen	NSAID, etanercept, sulfasalazine, methotrexate
3	M/58	ReA	9.0	96	no	left knee	none	NSAID, etanercept, methotrexate, sulfasalazine
7	M/57	ReA	34	96	yes	right knee	naproxen, rifampin erythromycin	NSAID, sulfasalazine, multiple antibiotics

^*Abbreviation is: ReA, reactive arthritis

^&Duration of remission in the joint biopsied