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Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the US with 700,000 annual cases. Although most cases of gonorrhea are localized, approximately 0.5–3% become disseminated. Here we discuss a rare case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed septic shock...
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2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4082902/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024709 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/626095 |
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description | Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the US with 700,000 annual cases. Although most cases of gonorrhea are localized, approximately 0.5–3% become disseminated. Here we discuss a rare case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed septic shock from disseminated gonorrhea infection (DGI). Our patient is a 24-year-old woman with SLE, mixed connective tissue disease with cutaneous vasculitis, and lupus nephritis who presented with several weeks of malaise and generalized body aches associated with a diffuse rash along her fingers, palms, and trunk. Infectious workup was unrevealing with the exception of a positive gonorrhea test obtained from a cervical swab. Given her symptoms of tenosynovitis, the appearance of her skin lesions, and her positive gonorrhea test, she was diagnosed with septic shock secondary to DGI. With antibiotic treatment, the patient reported a dramatic improvement of the pain in her swollen joints and her rash receded. Patients diagnosed with SLE carry an increased risk of gonorrhea regardless of whether or not they are being treated for their SLE. Although it is well-documented that SLE is associated with severe DGI, few describe it resulting in overt septic shock. |
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spelling | pubmed-40829022014-07-14 Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea To, Uyen Kim, Joyce Chia, David Case Rep Med Case Report Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the US with 700,000 annual cases. Although most cases of gonorrhea are localized, approximately 0.5–3% become disseminated. Here we discuss a rare case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who developed septic shock from disseminated gonorrhea infection (DGI). Our patient is a 24-year-old woman with SLE, mixed connective tissue disease with cutaneous vasculitis, and lupus nephritis who presented with several weeks of malaise and generalized body aches associated with a diffuse rash along her fingers, palms, and trunk. Infectious workup was unrevealing with the exception of a positive gonorrhea test obtained from a cervical swab. Given her symptoms of tenosynovitis, the appearance of her skin lesions, and her positive gonorrhea test, she was diagnosed with septic shock secondary to DGI. With antibiotic treatment, the patient reported a dramatic improvement of the pain in her swollen joints and her rash receded. Patients diagnosed with SLE carry an increased risk of gonorrhea regardless of whether or not they are being treated for their SLE. Although it is well-documented that SLE is associated with severe DGI, few describe it resulting in overt septic shock. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014 2014-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4082902/ /pubmed/25024709 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/626095 Text en Copyright © 2014 Uyen To et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report To, Uyen Kim, Joyce Chia, David Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea |
title | Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea |
title_full | Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea |
title_fullStr | Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea |
title_full_unstemmed | Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea |
title_short | Lupus Flare: An Uncommon Presentation of Disseminated Gonorrhea |
title_sort | lupus flare: an uncommon presentation of disseminated gonorrhea |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4082902/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024709 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/626095 |
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