GonococcaI Conjunctivitis in a Four-month-oId Infant
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Vol. 7 (1) , 24-25
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007435-198001000-00007
Abstract
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.Keywords
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