Which statement is NOT part of the disseminated gonococcal infection triad?

Which statement is NOT part of the disseminated gonococcal infection triad?

• A. Dermatitis
• B. Tenosynovitis
• C. Migratory polyarthritis
• D. Fever

Answer: (D)

Disseminated gonococcal infection typically presents with a triad: dermatitis, tenosynovitis, and migratory polyarthritis. Dermatitis shows up as small pustules or vesiculopapular lesions, often on the extremities. Tenosynovitis is pain and swelling along tendon sheaths, commonly in the wrists, ankles, or knees. Migratory polyarthritis means arthritis that involves multiple joints in sequence, usually asymmetric and accompanied by tenosynovitis. Fever can occur with the infection, but it is not part of this defining triad. So fever is not part of the disseminated gonococcal infection triad.

Disseminated gonococcal infection typically presents with a triad: dermatitis, tenosynovitis, and migratory polyarthritis. Dermatitis shows up as small pustules or vesiculopapular lesions, often on the extremities. Tenosynovitis is pain and swelling along tendon sheaths, commonly in the wrists, ankles, or knees. Migratory polyarthritis means arthritis that involves multiple joints in sequence, usually asymmetric and accompanied by tenosynovitis. Fever can occur with the infection, but it is not part of this defining triad. So fever is not part of the disseminated gonococcal infection triad.