Gonococcus Bacteremia With Joint and Skin Manifestations; A Case Report

Case Reports1 May 1942GONOCOCCUS BACTEREMIA WITH JOINT AND SKIN MANIFESTATIONS; A CASE REPORTRUTH C. FOSTER, M.D.RUTH C. FOSTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-5-1018 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe following case is reported because it represents a syndrome characterized by fever, joint pains and rash typical of certain gonococcal bacteremias. It was undiagnosed before the laboratory isolated the organism from the blood stream, but it is probable that the case could have been diagnosed from the clinical course alone and proper therapy started at once. Several similar cases have been reported by Wheeler and Cornell,8 Rubenstone,7 Cabot,1 Filler,3 and Keil.5 The following case report is identical in many ways to these reported cases.CASE REPORTA 20-year-old white female was admitted to the University of Wisconsin Student Infirmary...Bibliography1. CABOT RC: An obscure general infection, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1927, cxcvii, 1141. Google Scholar2. DAVIS JS: Diagnosis and treatment of gonorrheal septicemia and gonorrheal endocarditis, Arch. Int. Med., 1940, lxvi, 418. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FILLER W: Gonococcemia with recovery, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 1149. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. FUTCHER PH: The double quotidian temperature curve of gonococcal endocarditis. A diagnostic test, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1940, cxcix, 23. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. KEIL H: A type of gonococcal bacteraemia with characteristic haemorrhagic vesiculopustular and bullous skin lesions, Quart. Jr. Med., 1938, vii, 1. Google Scholar6. OSLERMCCRAE WT: Modern medicine, 1913, i, 743. Google Scholar7. RUBENSTONEISRAEL AIS: Gonococcemia with recovery, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1685. Google Scholar8. WHEELERCORNELL GWNW: Gonococcal bacteremia in a woman with apparent cure by surgical intervention, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xciv, 1568. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. WILLIAMS RH: Gonococcic endocarditis. A study of twelve cases with ten postmortem examinations, Arch. Int. Med., 1938, lxi, 26. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Madison, Wisconsin*Received for publication July 21, 1941. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byClinical studies on gonococcal arthritis and reiter's syndrome and measurement of gonococcal and bedsonia antibodies 1 May 1942Volume 16, Issue 5Page: 1018-1022KeywordsArthralgiaBacteremiaBloodFeversNeisseria gonorrhoeaeRashesResearch laboratoriesRivers Issue Published: 1 May 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...