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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-769795f09b12404d8df951afe76d0a642023-01-03T03:54:36ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662020-01-01101555910.1080/20009666.2019.17109301710930Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infectionMoni Roy0Sharjeel Ahmad1Ashish Kumar Roy2University of Illinois College of Medicine, OSF Saint Francis Medical CenterUniversity of Illinois College of MedicineOSF Saint Francis Medical CenterDisseminated 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1710930infectious diseasessexually transmitted infectionsneisseria gonorrheadiscitisosteomyelitis |
| spellingShingle | Moni Roy Sharjeel Ahmad Ashish Kumar Roy Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infection Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives infectious diseases sexually transmitted infections neisseria gonorrhea discitis osteomyelitis |
| title | Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infection |
| title_full | Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infection |
| title_fullStr | Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infection |
| title_short | Rare presentation of vertebral discitis, osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated Neisseria gonorrhea infection |
| title_sort | rare presentation of vertebral discitis osteomyelitis and polyarticular septic arthritis due to disseminated neisseria gonorrhea infection |
| topic | infectious diseases sexually transmitted infections neisseria gonorrhea discitis osteomyelitis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1710930 |
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