A Rare Case of Disseminated Pyogenic Gonococcal Infection in an Immunocompetent Woman.
Title | A Rare Case of Disseminated Pyogenic Gonococcal Infection in an Immunocompetent Woman. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Romiopoulos, I., Pyrpasopoulou A., Varouktsi A., Simoulidou E., Kontopoulou K., Karantani E., Georgopoulou V., Kitsios K., Mamopoulos A., Antachopoulos C., Karagiannis A., & Roilides E. |
Journal | Case Rep Infect Dis |
Volume | 2016 |
Pagination | 9629761 |
Date Published | 2016 |
ISSN | 2090-6625 |
Abstract | We present a case of previously healthy, immunocompetent, 41-year-old woman who developed systemic inflammatory response syndrome secondary to bacteremia. Clinical course was complicated by the simultaneous formation of multiple muscular abscesses, epidural abscess, and septic spondylodiscitis. The patient responded well to prolonged ceftriaxone treatment and was released 10 weeks after initial admission. Spinal lesions and/or pyomyositis individually constitute rare complications of disseminated gonococcal infection. This case, combining both manifestations, is to our knowledge unique. Apropos, diversity of the clinical presentation, and therapeutic challenges for this historical disease are discussed for the practicing physician. |
DOI | 10.1155/2016/9629761 |
Alternate Journal | Case Rep Infect Dis |
PubMed ID | 28116187 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5223004 |