definitionDisseminated gonococcal infection that occurs in about 1-3 per cent of cases and may cause polyarthralgia, fever, chills, and skin lesions. The latter usually appear as small erythematous or haemorrhagic papules, petechiae, or vesiculopustules on a haemorrhagic and, at times, necrotic base.They heal spontaneously after a few days. In the rare septicaemic forms the patient is gravely ill, with high fever, and meningitis or endocarditis may occur. | synonymsGonococcal Infection, Bacteriaemic Form, Gonococcal Septicemia Affecting Skin |
UMLSGC, arthritis-dermatitis synd, Gonococ septic affecting skin, Gonococcal arthritis dermatitis syndrome, Gonococcal septicaemia affecting skin, Gonococcal septicemia affecting skin |
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