Open AccessGonococcaI Conjunctivitis in a Four-month-oId Infant
Author(s) -
Barbara A. Fivush,
Celeste L. Woodward,
Ellen R. Wald
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-198001000-00007
Subject(s) - medicine , neisseria gonorrhoeae , dermatology , erythema , edema , pediatrics , sympathetic ophthalmia , gonorrhea , surgery , ophthalmology , immunology , uveitis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Classic neonatal gonococcal ophthalmia usually manifests during the first week of life with a purulent ocular discharge accompanied by periorbital edema and erythema. This case report describes a 4-month-old child with chronic but minimal ocular discharge and intermittent mild conjunctival infection who proved to be infected with Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This experience emphasizes the need for the physician to evaluate for gonococcal infection any child with conjunctivitis.