Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infection

Disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea (N. Gonorrhoeae) infection can present with polyarticular involvement. Acute vertebral discitis/osteomyelitis due to this organism infection has been rarely reported. We present a case of vertebral discitis and osteomyelitis due to N. gonorrhea in an immunocompetent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Roy, Moni, Ahmad, Sharjeel, Roy, Ashish Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2020
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7034487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32128060
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1710930
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Sumario:Disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea (N. Gonorrhoeae) infection can present with polyarticular involvement. Acute vertebral discitis/osteomyelitis due to this organism infection has been rarely reported. We present a case of vertebral discitis and osteomyelitis due to N. gonorrhea in an immunocompetent host, treated successfully with a prolonged antibiotic course.

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