Gonococcus - The culprit of refractory, severe conjunctivitis in an elderly patient.
Cont Lens Anterior Eye
; 38(6): 468-70, 2015 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
We present a highly unusual case of microbiologically-confirmed adult gonococcal conjunctivitis in an elderly patient with the absence of genital co-infection and no sexual risk factors. Possible routes of infection are discussed, together with diagnosis and management of gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis. This case serves to highlight the possibility of gonococcal conjunctivitis as a diagnosis in severe, refractory conjunctivitis, even if the patient demographics, lack of pre-existing genital infection or sexual risk factors make gonococcus seem unlikely.
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Gonorreia
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Infecções Oculares Bacterianas
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Conjuntivite Bacteriana
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article