Gonococcal conjunctivitis after incomplete treatment of gonococcal urethritis

Infect Drug Resist. 2019 May 23:12:1381-1384. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S199163. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Gonococcal conjunctivitis is due to ophthalmic infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and it is considered rare in the non-neonatal populations, particularly its association with gonorrhea and chlamydial urethritis in the same patient. Here we describe a 27-year-old newly married man presenting gonococcal conjunctivitis and discuss the selection of antibiotic drugs associated with its course.

Keywords: chlamydial urethritis; gonococcal conjunctivitis; gonococcal urethritis; gonorrhea; treatment.