Arthritis-Dermatitis Syndrome: a Case of Disseminated Gonococcal Infection with Petechial Skin Rash
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06923-1
Abstract: A previously healthy 36-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with vaginal discharge, bilateral ankle pain, and a lower extremity skin rash, all of which developed after unprotected vaginal intercourse with a new male partner.… read more here.
Keywords: rash; gonococcal infection; disseminated gonococcal; skin rash ... See more keywords
Phylogenomic Comparison of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Causing Disseminated Gonococcal Infections and Uncomplicated Gonorrhea in Georgia, United States.
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac247
Abstract: Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is a rare complication caused by the systemic dissemination of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to normally sterile anatomical sites. Little is known about the genetic diversity of DGI gonococcal strains and how they… read more here.
Keywords: neisseria gonorrhoeae; dgi isolates; dgi; georgia united ... See more keywords
Ten Years of Disseminated Gonococcal Infections in North Carolina: a Review of Cases from a Large Tertiary Care Hospital.
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001794
Abstract: In this case series, we summarize clinical manifestations of 12 case-patients with disseminated gonococcal infections diagnosed at a tertiary care hospital between 2010 and 2019 and highlight difficulties diagnosing this infection to inform surveillance. Background… read more here.
Keywords: care hospital; tertiary care; disseminated gonococcal; case ... See more keywords
P634 Surveillance for disseminated gonococcal infections, active bacterial core surveillance (ABCs) – united states, 2015–2018
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DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2019-sti.702
Abstract: Background Disseminated gonococcal infections (DGI) are uncommon; occurring in an estimated 0.5–3% of Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) cases. DGI surveillance is limited and case reports are often analyzed retrospectively or in case clusters. We describe the… read more here.
Keywords: gonococcal infections; surveillance; case; dgi ... See more keywords
Disseminated gonococcal infection in an immunocompetent young man
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DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0368-2022
Abstract: FIGURE 1: Vesicles with hemorrhagic content at the dorsum of the right middle finger. A 35-year-old man from Rio de Janeiro, reported painful skin lesions breaking out on his right hand, seven days prior, in… read more here.
Keywords: gonococcal infection; man; immunocompetent young; disseminated gonococcal ... See more keywords