title: An unusual presentation of gonococcal arthritis in an HIV positive patient.
abstract: A 27 year old, HIV positive, homosexual man was admitted for evaluation and treatment of acute oligoarticular arthritis. Gonococcal arthritis was found in a single hip and a single sternoclavicular joint, which is an unusual distribution for this bacterial pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Strongin
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Luskin
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Weisberg
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000382:microbiology*