Abstract

FERREIRA, Cynthia  and  PERENDONES, Mercedes. Disseminated gonococcal disease. Report of a clinical case. Rev. Urug. Med. Int. [online]. 2020, vol.5, n.3, pp.31-36.  Epub Dec 01, 2020. ISSN 2393-6797.  https://doi.org/10.26445/05.03.5.

Gonococcal infection is a sexually transmitted infection on the rise in recent decades. The spread of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to the bloodstream causes a disseminated disease, the main clinical manifestations being joint and cutaneous. The clinical case of a young woman presenting with the typical triad is presented. Diagnostic and therapeutic criteria are reviewed.

Keywords : disseminated gonococcal disease.

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