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A 37-year-old man presents to the hospital with pustular skin lesions and tenosynovitis. He does not report any urethral discharge. He is sexually active with men and has been diagnosed twice before with gonorrhea. He is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of disseminated gonococcal infection.

Which one of the following is TRUE regarding disseminated gonococcal infection?

This photograph shows cutaneous gonococcal lesion in a person with disseminated <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em> infection.
Figure 1. Disseminated Gonococcal Infection and Cutaneous Lesion
This photograph shows cutaneous gonococcal lesion in a person with disseminated Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Image Library (Dr. Wisner, 1972).
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March 10th, 2025

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