Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in Japan: A Case Report and Literature Review
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- Suzaki Ai
- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Hayashi Kentaro
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Kosuge Kotoko
- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Soma Masayoshi
- Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Hayakawa Satoshi
- Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Japan
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Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is quite a rare condition, especially in the Japanese population; only 10 cases have been reported in case notes and minutes. We describe a man in which Neisseria gonorrhoeae was suspected to have infected the patient through his pharynx. He developed chills, fever, tonsillitis, papules, tenosynovitis and migratory polyarthralgia without genitourinary symptoms. After conducting a literature review, we suggest that being male is a possible risk factor and that blood culture can be used for diagnosing DGI in Japan. DGI should be considered as a diagnosis for patients with fever, dermatitis and joint pain in Japan.<br>
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- Internal Medicine
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Internal Medicine 50 (18), 2039-2043, 2011
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