Gonococcemia
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| Gonococcemia | |
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| Other names: Arthritis–dermatosis syndrome[1] | |
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| Skin examination results. a) Many hemorrhagic rashes were noted on the foot. b) Partly necrotic erythematous papule on the finger (black arrow). | |
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Gonococcemia (also known as "Disseminated gonococcal infection"[1]) is a condition characterized by a hemorrhagic vesiculopustular eruption, bouts of fever, and arthralgia or actual arthritis of one or several joints.[2]
It's characterized by a triad of symptoms: migratory polyarthritis, tenosynovitis, and dermatitis (pustular skin lesions).[3]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.[page needed]
- ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. p. 277. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- ↑ Kerle, K. K.; Mascola, J. R.; Miller, T. A. (1992). "Disseminated gonococcal infection". American Family Physician. 45 (1): 209–14. PMID 1728091.