Gonorrhea arthritis

Gonorrhea arthritis (gonococcal arthritis) is a special type of acute arthritis, which is caused by sexually transmitted gonococcus. Gonococcal arthritis is the most common joint infection abroad. Boston University Medical Center reports that gonococcal arthritis is twice as common as other septic arthritis patients. Such patients also have an increasing trend in China. Sexually transmitted infections of gonorrhea In the acute or subacute onset of 2-3 weeks, gonococci can reach the joints through bloodstream infection, causing joint disease. The prevalence of the knee joint is the highest, followed by the foot, hand and elbow joints, which are mostly single joints.

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