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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul;19(4):340-341.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-4-340.

Images of the month 2: Disseminated gonococcal infection presenting as the arthritis-dermatitis syndrome

Chi-Hui Wang  1 , Chun-Wei Lu  2
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Images of the month 2: Disseminated gonococcal infection presenting as the arthritis-dermatitis syndrome

Chi-Hui Wang et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Jul.
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Fig 1.
Disseminated gonococcal infection. (a) Discrete, tender, erythematous macules and vesicles on the right palm and middle finger. (b) Right calf with haemorrhagic rash and pustules formation. (c) Dermoscopic image showing the purpuric macule with dusky centre and peripheral erythema.
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