title: Gonococcal arthritis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of gonococcal arthritis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and review 17 previously published cases; only one patient presented urethritis, and blood cultures were positive in one case. Gonococcal arthritis is rare in HIV-infected patients and is not usually associated with other symptoms. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute arthritis in patients with HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sena Corrales
authors.affiliation: UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mora Navas
authors.affiliation: UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España; Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España. Electronic address: rosariopalaci@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palacios Muñoz
authors.affiliation: UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España; Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: García López
authors.affiliation: UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España; Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Márquez Solero
authors.affiliation: UGC de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, España; Instituto de Biomedicina de Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, España.
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santos González
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male
keywords: Arthritis; Artritis; Homosexuales; Homosexuals; Human immunodeficiency virus; N. gonorrhoeae; Virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana