[Gonococcal arthritis during pregnancy. Considerations apropos of a case].
A pregnant teenager was admitted with uterine contractions, metrorrhagia, migrating polyarthralgia and left knee arthritis with effusion. Disseminated gonococcal infection and arthritis of the knee were diagnosed by bacteriologic methods. Complete recovery followed appropriate antibiotic therapy. The outcome of pregnancy was timely and uneventful.
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Servicio de Clínica Obstétrica, Maternidad José Federico Moreno, Hospital Luis Lagomaggiore, Mendoza, República Argentina.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011379:Prognosis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Artritis gonocóccica durante el embarazo. Consideraciones a propósito de un caso.