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gonorrheal arthritis

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gonorrheal arthritis
Etymology: Gk, gone, seed, kokkos, berry, arthron, joint, itis, inflammation
a blood-borne gonococcal infection of the joints. It may affect one or several joints, may occur as a chronic or acute form, and often leads to joint fusion. Infection may result in pus formation in an affected joint.


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As a medical student, I recall the banners floating over Canal Street in New Orleans advertising cures for the "great crippler," ie, gonorrheal arthritis which could be treated with the sulfonamides.
 
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