Gonococcal Tenosynovitis: Pathogenesis, Symptoms, and Targeted Treatment
1. Introduction Gonococcal tenosynovitis is an acute, profoundly painful inflammatory condition affecting the fluid-filled sheaths that surround specific tendons in the body. This condition is a hallmark musculoskeletal manifestation of a disseminated gonococcal infection. It arises when Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium typically responsible for localized sexually transmitted infections, enters the systemic bloodstream and targets the … Read more