%0 Journal Article %1 burgis_disseminated_2006 %A Burgis, Judith T %A Nawaz, Hamayun %D 2006 %J Obstetrics and Gynecology %K Adult, Bacteremia, Bacterial, Ceftriaxone, Complications, Dermatitis, Female, Fever, Gonorrhea, Humans, Infectious, Meningitis, Neisseria Outcome Pregnancy Pregnancy, gonorrhoeae, %N 3 Pt 2 %P 798--801 %R 10.1097/01.AOG.0000209186.84897.f1 %T Disseminated gonococcal infection in pregnancy presenting as meningitis and dermatitis %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17018507 %V 108 %X BACKGROUND: In 2003, the reported gonorrhea rate among women was 118.8 per 100,000 women. Most gonococcal infections in pregnant women are asymptomatic or produce a mildly symptomatic genital infection. Disseminated infections can occur when gonococcal bacteremia produces extragenital symptoms, most commonly arthritis. CASE: A patient presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with fever, body aches, neck soreness, and skin lesions. There was no arthritis. Cultures performed during evaluation confirmed extragenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae. CONCLUSION: A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose disseminated gonococcal infection and prevent disease sequelae.

@article{burgis_disseminated_2006, abstract = {{BACKGROUND:} In 2003, the reported gonorrhea rate among women was 118.8 per 100,000 women. Most gonococcal infections in pregnant women are asymptomatic or produce a mildly symptomatic genital infection. Disseminated infections can occur when gonococcal bacteremia produces extragenital symptoms, most commonly arthritis. {CASE:} A patient presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with fever, body aches, neck soreness, and skin lesions. There was no arthritis. Cultures performed during evaluation confirmed extragenital Neisseria gonorrhoeae. {CONCLUSION:} A high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose disseminated gonococcal infection and prevent disease sequelae.}, added-at = {2011-03-11T10:05:34.000+0100}, author = {Burgis, Judith T and Nawaz, Hamayun}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/280b1419f7061becb2ebb751615511347/jelias}, doi = {10.1097/01.AOG.0000209186.84897.f1}, interhash = {b65dc3019aeb366d023270e931a10979}, intrahash = {80b1419f7061becb2ebb751615511347}, issn = {0029-7844}, journal = {Obstetrics and Gynecology}, keywords = {Adult, Bacteremia, Bacterial, Ceftriaxone, Complications, Dermatitis, Female, Fever, Gonorrhea, Humans, Infectious, Meningitis, Neisseria Outcome Pregnancy Pregnancy, gonorrhoeae,}, month = sep, note = {{PMID:} 17018507}, number = {3 Pt 2}, pages = {798--801}, timestamp = {2011-03-11T10:06:34.000+0100}, title = {Disseminated gonococcal infection in pregnancy presenting as meningitis and dermatitis}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17018507}, volume = 108, year = 2006 }