Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGPClinical Lead • iatroX
The most likely unifying diagnosis is disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI), presenting as the arthritis–dermatitis syndrome. Fever, tenosynovitis, joint pain and pustular skin lesions fit the recognized presentation of disseminated gonorrhoea NICE CKS.
Key References
- NICE CKS: Gonorrhoea
- NICE CKS: Knee pain - assessment
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