title: The rarity of gonococcal arthritis in association with HIV infection.
abstract: Gonococcal urethritis is common with HIV, but gonococcal arthritis is rare. We report two HIV-positive patients with gonococcal arthritis and review previously published reports. A 27-year-old HIV-positive female presented with a pustular skin rash and acute oligoarthritis. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was cultured from the right elbow aspirate. The second patient, a 24-year-old HIV-positive female on zidovudine for one month, presented at 28 weeks gestation with acute oligoarthritis and peroneal tenosynovitis. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was cultured from the throat swab. Both patients responded to ceftriaxone. Gonococcal arthritis must be considered in HIV patients with acute arthritis.
authors.affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. maharajr2@ukzn.ac.za.
authors.forename: Rasha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.forename: Girish M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mody
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone