Article1 November 1934GONOCOCCAL ARTHRITIS: A CLINICAL STUDY OF 69 CASESCHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P., WALTER K. MYERS, M.D.CHESTER S. KEEFER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WALTER K. MYERS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-8-5-581 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOne of the commonest causes of acute and chronic arthritis is gonococcal infection. In many patients the diagnosis is a task of no small difficulty inasmuch as the arthritis may appear some weeks, months or years after the primary infection and, indeed, it may manifest itself for the first time after the original site of infection has healed entirely. In view of the frequent difficulty in diagnosis, we have analyzed the clinical features and course of the disease in 69 cases of gonococcal arthritis which we have observed during the past three years, in an attempt to emphasize a number...Bibliography1. KEEFERPARKERMYERS CSFWK: The histologic changes in the knee joint in various infections, Arch. Path., 1934, xviii, 199. Google Scholar2. OPPELMYERSKEEFER TWWKCS: Sedimentation rate of red blood cells in various types of arthritis, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1933, xii, 291-296. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. MYERSKEEFERHOLMES WKCSWF: The characteristics of the synovial fluid in gonococcal arthritis, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1934, xiii, 767. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BYERS : The ocular complications of gonorrhea, Royal Victoria Hospital Reports, 1908, ii. Google Scholar5. STRANDBERG J: Beitrag zur Kenntnis des sogenannten Tripperrheumatismus, Arch. f. Dermat. u. Syph., 1911, cvii, 177. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. THAYER WS: On the cardiac complications of gonorrhea, Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bull., 1922, xxxiii, 361-372. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication June 1, 1934.From the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital and the Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byApplying a novel approach to scoping review incorporating artificial intelligence: mapping the natural history of gonorrhoeaInfections of Bursae and TendonsKrankheiten der Sehnen, Sehnenscheiden und BänderClinical Manifestations of Disseminated Infection Caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Are Linked to Differences in Bactericidal Reactivity of Infecting StrainsPETER A. RICE, M.D., DON L. GOLDENBERG, M.D.Articular and cutaneous manifestations of gonorrhoea. Review of sixteen cases.Clinical studies on gonococcal arthritis and reiter's syndrome and measurement of gonococcal and bedsonia antibodiesDie Klinik der Gonorrhoe des Mannes. Die hämatogenen Komplikationen der GonorrhoeThe Blood in ArthritisTreatment of Gonorrheal Arthritis: An Analysis of 200 CasesGonococcal Arthritis 1 November 1934Volume 8, Issue 5Page: 581-594KeywordsArthritisHospital medicineMedical servicesResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...