An unusual presentation of gonococcal arthritis in an HIV positive patient.
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.
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Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
Kale
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Raymond
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Luskin
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Weisberg
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Jacobs
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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*