Osteomyelitis and extensor tenosynovitis- an unusual presentation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) commonly presents with arthritis, flexor compartment tenosynovitis, and dermatitis. Osteomyelitis and extensor compartment tenosynovitis caused by DGI is rarely reported in medical literature. We describe one such case of extensor tenosynovitis and osteomyelit...

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Autores principales: Anwar, Shamsuddin, Acharya, Sudeep, Shahab, Asna, Glaser, Allison
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7559867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33088711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00967
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Sumario:Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) commonly presents with arthritis, flexor compartment tenosynovitis, and dermatitis. Osteomyelitis and extensor compartment tenosynovitis caused by DGI is rarely reported in medical literature. We describe one such case of extensor tenosynovitis and osteomyelitis of the wrist joint which symptomatically improved after arthrotomy and intravenous antibiotics.

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