Number

Percentage

Reasons for consultation

‒ Arthritis

195

67.24

‒ Joint pain

91

31.38

‒ Rachialgia

34

11.72

‒ Functional impotence

11

3.79

Inflammatory pain timeline

277

95.52

Progressive onset

260

89.66

Ill general appearance

149

51.38

Fever

49

16.90

Joint damage

286

98.62

‒ Large joints

173

60.49

‒ Mixed

105

36.71

‒ Small joints

8

2.80

‒ Bilateral and symmetrical

180

74.69

‒ Bilateral and asymetric

61

25.31

Extra-articular involvement

106

52.83

Joints deformities

55

18.97