[Febrile algo-eruptive illness in a French foreign legionnaire returning from Djibouti: gonococcal arthritis]

Authors :: X, Berry
M, Oréfice
C, Jacquier
R, Saidi
P, Le Bougeant
S, Molinier
J J, Morand
Source :: Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial. 70(3)
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: A French foreign legionnaire returning from Djibouti developed feverish polyarthritis with acral purpura. Diagnostic workup demonstrated gonococcemia contracted during unprotected fellatio. Based on this case report, diagnostic and therapeutic management is described.

Subjects :: Adult
Male
Arthritis, Infectious
Fever
Unsafe Sex
Ceftriaxone
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Exanthema
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Diagnosis, Differential
Gonorrhea
Military Personnel
Treatment Outcome
Doxycycline
Djibouti
Humans
Drug Therapy, Combination

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