RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 <em>Neisseria Gonorrhoeae</em> Dissemination And Gonococcal Meningitis
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 123
OP 125
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2.2.123
VO 2
IS 2
A1 Anan, Thomas J.
A1 Culik, Diane A.
YR 1989
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/2/123.abstract
AB Disseminated infection is a serious complication in approximately 2 percent of primary gonococcal infections. Meningeal infection is very rare; only 23 cases have been reported since 1922. We report a sexually active teenager with an acute febrile illness. From her cerebrospinal fluid cultures, Neisseria gonorrhoeae was identified. She recovered completely after treatment with ceftriaxone and penicillin. Possible explanations for gonococcal dissemination include unique strains of the organism as well as particular complement deficiencies of the host. Aggressive efforts by physicians to prevent, identify, and treat primary gonococcal diseases should continue because this will reduce the frequency of serious complications.