Aseptic arthritis: If N. gonorrhoeae spreads into the bloodstream, it can cause systemic (whole-body) inflammation leading to ...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, syphilis, and gonorrhea may cause arthritis. Reactive arthritis — perhaps caused by chlamydia or ...

METHODS: We used a modified, nested PCR to detect the presence of N gonorrhoeae DNA in 41 samples of SF obtained from 10 patients with clinical gonococcal arthritis whose SF samples were sterile ...

In men, untreated gonorrhea may lead to infertility. It can also spread to the blood and cause arthritis, tenosynovitis, and/or dermatitis, which can be life-threatening, says the CDC. Gonorrhea ...