Disseminated gonococcal infection

Disseminated gonococcal infection is a systemic complication of mucosal *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* infection, arising when the bacteria enter the bloodstream and spread beyond the initial site of mucosal inoculation It classically manifests either as a triad of polyarthralgias, tenosynovitis, and painless pustular or hemorrhagic cutaneous lesions, or as purulent, monoarticular septic arthritis Less commonly, severe hematogenous spread can lead to life-threatening complications such as endocarditis ...

Disseminated gonococcal infection is a systemic complication of mucosal *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* infection, arising when the bacteria enter the bloodstream and spread beyond the initial site of mucosal inoculation It classically manifests either as a triad of polyarthralgias, tenosynovitis, and painless pustular or hemorrhagic cutaneous lesions, or as purulent, monoarticular septic arthritis

Most frequently affecting sexually active adolescents and adults, the condition primarily targets the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems

Most frequently affecting sexually active adolescents and adults, the condition primarily targets the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems

It classically manifests either as a triad of polyarthralgias, tenosynovitis, and painless pustular or hemorrhagic cutaneous lesions, or as purulent, monoarticular septic arthritis