Recovery ofNeisseria gonorrhoeaefrom “Sterile” Synovial Fluid in Gonococcal Arthritis
- 11 February 1971
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 284 (6) , 318-320
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197102112840609
Abstract
ALTHOUGH arthritis is the most common manifestation of disseminated gonococcal infection, recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from synovial fluid is noted in only a few cases.1 2 3 4 5 This report describes the recovery of N. gonorrhoeae from the "sterile" synovial fluid of a patient with gonococcal arthritis by means of a medium developed for the propagation of gonococcal L-forms in vitro.Case Report*A 32-year-old woman was hospitalized on April 19, 1970, with pain and swelling of the left wrist of 10 days' duration. She denied fever, chills, polyarthritis, pharyngitis and anogenital symptoms. The temperature was 99°F. The wrist was acutely inflamed, but . . .Keywords
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