EndocervicalNeisseria meningitidiswith Meningococcemia
- 26 August 1971
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 285 (9) , 505-506
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197108262850910
Abstract
THE increasing prevalence of gonorrhea in the United States and elsewhere has alerted physicians to suspect this disease when patients are seen with fever, rash and polyarthritis. The following cases demonstrate the difficulties encountered in clinically distinguishing extragenital gonorrhea from infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis.Case ReportsCase 1. A 23-year-old single Spanish-American woman gave a 4-day history of fever, myalgia, painful joints and shaking chills. On examination she was acutely ill, with a temperature of 38.5°C. Both wrists and elbows and the instep of the right foot were warm, tender, slightly swollen and painful to motion. An erythematous . . .Keywords
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