Dacryoadenitis due to gonococcal conjunctivitis complicated by corneal perforation
| Autor: | Thomas L. Jenkins, Jacqueline R. Carrasco, Neal S. Patel, Alison B. Huggins, Matthew M. Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Lacrimal gland Delayed diagnosis medicine.disease_cause Eye Infections Bacterial Conjunctivitis Bacterial Dacryocystitis Gonorrhea Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology Corneal Perforation business.industry Dacryoadenitis Gonococcal conjunctivitis Corneal perforation medicine.disease Dermatology Neisseria gonorrhoeae eye diseases Anti-Bacterial Agents Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Positive culture Female sense organs Tomography X-Ray Computed business Keratoplasty Penetrating |
| Zdroj: | Orbit. 38:84-86 |
| ISSN: | 1744-5108 0167-6830 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01676830.2018.1452948 |
| Popis: | Adnexal and periocular involvement in Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) infection is rare. This report describes the case of a patient with a delayed diagnosis of gonococcal dacryoadenitis with contiguous conjunctivitis and corneal involvement. She underwent extensive inpatient laboratory and infectious workup but rapidly progressed to corneal perforation requiring emergent penetrating keratoplasty prior to a positive culture confirming the diagnosis. To date, this is the first reported case of ophthalmologic NG infection with associated conjunctivitis, dacryoadenitis, and corneal perforation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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