USE OF OZONE THERAPY IN REITER'S SYNDROME.

. J.M. Toledo, Y. Betancourt, J. C. Pina, Y. Mapolón, E. Recio del Pino, M. Rodríguez del Río. Dr.Octavio de la Concepción Pedraja, Hospital, Camagüey, Cuba. 1Dr.Eduardo Agramonte Pina, Pediatric Hospital, Camagüey, Cuba. 1Retinitis Pigmentosa Center, Camagüey, Cuba.

Reiter's syndrome is a clinic tetrad of unknown etiology, consisting of urethritis, arthritis, mucocutaneous and conjuntivitis. It can be consecutive of an infection by chalamydia, campylobacter, salmonella o yersinia, accompanied with a systemic reaction that include fever. Occurs manily in young men and recurrences are very common. Ozone therapy was applied in 10 out-patients of Dr. Octavio de la Concepción y de la Pedraja Hospital, in Camagüey, from 1995 to 1996, suffering from this disease. A descriptive method was used in this study. It comprised 10 male patients; the age-group that prevailed was among 20-25 years old. The positive evolution of conjuntivitis was from the 3rd session on of ozone by rectal application. In arthritis, 90 % had improved after the 5th session; as well as the other symptomps, showing the effectiveness as compared with the conventional treatment. There was not recurrence.