Shoulder Pain: A Presentation of Bilateral Gonococcal Arthritis of the Shoulders
Autor: | Ajay Yadav, Shameem R. Nazeer, Michael P. Wainscott, Adam H. Miller |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Male
Right shoulder medicine.medical_specialty Gonococcal arthritis Shoulders Neisseriaceae Infections Gonorrhea Arthritis HIV Infections Synovial Fluid medicine Humans Substance Abuse Intravenous Arthritis Infectious business.industry Emergency department Hepatitis C Chronic Middle Aged medicine.disease Neisseria gonorrhoeae Surgery Emergency Medicine Physical therapy Septic arthritis Presentation (obstetrics) business |
Zdroj: | The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 36:19-22 |
ISSN: | 0736-4679 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.03.007 |
Popis: | This is a report of a 47-year-old man presenting to the Emergency Department complaining of bilateral shoulder pain after developing pain in the right shoulder about 1½–2 weeks prior after heavy lifting while at work. Clinical suspicion of Gonococcal arthritis was confirmed on the basis of laboratory studies. Although Gonococcal arthritis is occasionally associated with uniarticular arthritis, this patient presented with bilateral joint involvement. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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