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Artritis gonocócica - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Infección gonocócica diseminada (IGD)

Síntomas:

Fiebre
Dolor abdominal bajo
Dolor articular durante 1 a 4 días
Dolor en las manos o muñecas debido a una inflamación del tendón
Dolor o ardor al orinar
Dolor en una sola articulación
Erupción cutánea (úlceras que son ligeramente levantadas, de rosadas a rojas y que posteriormente pueden contener pus o aparecer de color púrpura)

Pruebas y exámenes:

Se deben revisar los hemocultivos en todos los casos de posible artritis gonocócica.

Se llevarán a cabo exámenes para verificar si hay infección de gonorrea. Esto puede involucrar el hecho de tomar muestras de tejido, heces, líquido articular u otro material corporal y enviarlos a un laboratorio para su análisis bajo un microscopio. Ejemplos de tales exámenes son:

Artritis gonocócica

Condromalacia patelar

Reviewed last on: 6/9/2011
Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Shrestha RK, Englund K. Infectious disease. In: Carey WD, ed. Cleveland Clinic: Current Clinical Medicine 2010. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:section 8.

Workowski KA, Berman S: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). SExually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines. 2010. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2010; 59(RR-12):1-110.

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