Disseminated Gonococcal Infection with Dermatitis-Arthritis Syndrome
Sara Humayun,
Radhika Bahadur,
Maryam Fatima
et al.
Abstract:Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection caused by gram-negative diplococci, Neisseria gonorrhoeae . Disseminated gonorrhea is diagnosed infrequently, partly due to low suspicion at the time of presentation, and at times, due to overlapping symptoms associated with non-infectious conditions like systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In this article, we present a 42-year-old sexually active female with knee pain and swelling, fever, and rash. Knee aspirate showed the presence of monosodium urate crystals, an… Show more
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