title: Acute gonococcal sepsis in an HIV-infected woman.
abstract: This is a case report of a 35-year-old woman infected with the human immunodeficiency virus who presented with acute bacterial sepsis that proved to be secondary to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Typical skin and joint findings developed only after the acute sepsis had resolved. Patients with disseminated gonococcal infection rarely have signs of acute bacterial sepsis. This case raises the question of whether HIV-infected patients are at an increased risk of contracting severe gonococcal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Jacoby
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Mady
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans