title: A case of duplicitous diplococci.
abstract: Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is an uncommon complication of acute gonorrhoea that occurs more frequently in women than in men. Inherited complement deficiency or episodic complement deficiency in association with flare up of other diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may predispose individuals to gonococcal bacteraemia. We report a case of DGI in a patient with pre-existing SLE that was initially masked by a lupus flare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitiourinary Medicine, Cardiff Royal Infirmary, Cardiff CF24 0SZ, UK. rcmalini@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raychaudhuri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peall
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Browning
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012747:Sexual Partners
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers