PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 6 Diseases Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria
144 Gonococcal Infections
 | Figure 144-1 Gram's stain of urethral discharge from a male patient with gonorrhea shows gram-negative intracellular monococci and diplococci. (From the Public Health Agency of Canada.) |
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 | Figure 144-2 Characteristic skin lesions in patients with proven gonococcal bacteremia. The lesions are in various stages of evolution. A. Very early petechia on finger. B. Early papular lesion, 7 mm in... |
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 | Figure 144-3 Distributions of joints with arthritis in 102 patients with disseminated gonococcal infection and 173 patients with reactive arthritis. *Includes the sternoclavicular joints. †SI, sacroiliac joint. (Reprinted with permission from M Kousa et al: Frequent association of chlamydial infection with Reiter's syndrome. Sex Transm Dis 5:57,... |
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