Osteomyelitis and extensor tenosynovitis- an unusual presentation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. (2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Anwar, Shamsuddin; Acharya, Sudeep; Shahab, Asna; Glaser, Allison
• Is Part Of: IDCases. Volume 22(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020
• Subjects: Sexually transmitted infections -- Infectious disease -- Sepsis -- Disseminated gonococcal infection; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Case Reports; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases; Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00967
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-2509

Abstract

Abstract: 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.