A 32 year old woman has a febrile illness and swelling of the small joints of her hands for 2 days

A 32 year old woman has a febrile illness and swelling of the small joints of her hands for 2 days. She is seen in the GP surgery. She has not travelled outside the UK. She has two young children.

She has a maculopapular rash and palpable, small cervical lymph nodes. The small joints of her feet, wrists and knees are swollen.

Which is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. Psoriasis
  2. Reactive arthritis
  3. Rheumatoid arthritis
  4. Sarcoidosis
  5. Systemic lupus erythematosus

B. Reactive arthritis

Explanation:

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG65/chapter/Recommendations#recognition-and-referral-in-non-specialist-care-settings