Meningitis secondary to disseminated gonococcal infection

We report one of the unusual presentations of disseminated gonococcal infection. This case report describes a 24-year-old woman who presented with disseminated gonococcal infection manifesting as meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and throat swab PCR were positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae . Bloo...

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e244895
Main Authors Suggs, Kelsey S, Tito, Emmanuel, Muthukumarasamy, Nirmal, Schauer, Mark
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.09.2021
BMJ Publishing Group
Subjects
Antibiotics
Arthritis
Asymptomatic
Case Report
Case reports
Chlamydia
Glucose
Gonorrhea
Infections
Laboratories
Meningitis
Orthopedics
Pain
Pathogens
Patients
Urine
Young adults
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Summary:We report one of the unusual presentations of disseminated gonococcal infection. This case report describes a 24-year-old woman who presented with disseminated gonococcal infection manifesting as meningitis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and throat swab PCR were positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae . Blood and CSF cultures were negative for bacterial growth. The patient was treated with a total of 14 days of intravenous ceftriaxone. She was discharged with no neurological sequelae.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2021-244895