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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Published in:Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2020-01, Vol.10 (1), p.55-59
Main Authors: Roy, Moni, Ahmad, Sharjeel, Roy, Ashish Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Arthritis
Biomedical materials
Case reports
Discitis
Gonorrhea
Infections
Infectious diseases
Neisseria
Neisseria Gonorrhea
Osteomyelitis
Review
Sexually transmitted diseases
sexually transmitted infections
STD
Vertebrae
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2000-9666
2000-9666
DOI:10.1080/20009666.2019.1710930