Endophthalmitis resulting from gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis
| Autor: | Mohamed Yassin, Rahul Bollam, Tung Phan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Sexual transmission genetic structures 030106 microbiology medicine.disease_cause Microbiology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 03 medical and health sciences Endophthalmitis Ulcerative keratitis Medicine lcsh:RC109-216 Pathogen Keratoconjunctivitis Diplococcus keratoconjunctivitis business.industry gram-negative diplococci Corneal perforation medicine.disease eye diseases Neisseria gonorrhoeae 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases sense organs business preseptal cellulitis First Clinical Case Report |
| Zdroj: | New Microbes and New Infections, Vol 36, Iss, Pp 100724-(2020) New Microbes and New Infections |
| ISSN: | 2052-2975 |
| Popis: | Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a global pathogen with significant morbidity. This bacterium is one of the common causes of sexually transmitted diseases; however, ocular gonococcal infection is rare. The gonococcal ocular infection can lead to ulcerative keratitis and/or corneal perforation. We report a case of endophthalmitis resulting from gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis. Sexual transmission could not be proven in this patient. Highlights • Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a global pathogen with significant morbidity. • Ocular gonococcal infection is rare. • A rare case of endophthalmitis secondary to gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis was described. |
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