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DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1712943
Acute Gonococcal Osteomyelitis and Arthritis of Hip: An Interesting Case and Review of Literature
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Abstract
Gonorrhea is the most common sexually transmitted disease globally, affecting both men and women equally. It has a myriad of presentations which can vary from local disease to disseminated gonococcal infection. We are reporting the first case of gonococcal arthritis leading to acute osteomyelitis of the femoral head in a young adult with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease that occurred over a period of 2 weeks. Gonorrhea can affect joints and cause arthritis, and there have been case reports of untreated gonococcal arthritis leading to osteomyelitis after months. Here we report the first case of acute gonococcal spread to the bones causing osteomyelitis in a young adult. A high index of suspicion is needed to recognize this condition which if left unnoticed, can lead to erosive bone damage, and severe consequences.
Authors' Contributions
N.A. drafted the initial manuscript, reviewed the literature, and revised the manuscript. N.A. and K.C. supervised the manuscript writing and format, conceptualized the format, and reviewed and revised the manuscript. All authors approved the final manuscript as submitted and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.
Publication History
Received: 15 February 2020
Accepted: 24 April 2020
Article published online:
10 June 2020
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Stuttgart · New York
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