A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer
Gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis is a rapidly progressing and aggressive infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae . We report a case of a patient who presented keratoconjunctivitis with an opacity in the left cornea that progressed into an ulcerative lesion despite initial treatment with antibiotic...
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| author | Carlos E. Pérez Juan S. Bravo Alejandro Espinal Andrea E. Rodríguez Carlos A. Botero-García Miguel J. Durán Juan C. Mateus Carlos Morales-Pertuz Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez |
| author_facet | Carlos E. Pérez Juan S. Bravo Alejandro Espinal Andrea E. Rodríguez Carlos A. Botero-García Miguel J. Durán Juan C. Mateus Carlos Morales-Pertuz Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez |
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| description | Gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis is a rapidly progressing and aggressive infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae . We report a case of a patient who presented keratoconjunctivitis with an opacity in the left cornea that progressed into an ulcerative lesion despite initial treatment with antibiotic eye drops. Gram stains from the purulent discharge of the left eye showed gram-negative diplococci, and the culture from the ocular discharge was positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae . Resolution was achieved with the administration of 2 g of intramuscular ceftriaxone in a single dose, and the patient had no sequelae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60bdfd7378104c9bbf537e2f495f7de02022-12-22T02:53:26ZengAsociación Colombiana de InfectologíaInfectio0123-9392201e1e410.1016/j.infect.2015.06.002S0123-93922016000100007A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcerCarlos E. Pérez0Juan S. Bravo1Alejandro Espinal2Andrea E. Rodríguez3Carlos A. Botero-García4Miguel J. Durán5Juan C. Mateus6Carlos Morales-Pertuz7Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez8Servicios y Asesorías en Infectología (SAI)Hospital Militar CentralHospital Militar CentralUniversidad Militar Nueva GranadaUniversidad Militar Nueva GranadaUniversidad Militar Nueva GranadaUniversidad Militar Nueva GranadaHospital Militar CentralServicios y Asesorías en Infectología (SAI)Gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis is a rapidly progressing and aggressive infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae . We report a case of a patient who presented keratoconjunctivitis with an opacity in the left cornea that progressed into an ulcerative lesion despite initial treatment with antibiotic eye drops. Gram stains from the purulent discharge of the left eye showed gram-negative diplococci, and the culture from the ocular discharge was positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae . Resolution was achieved with the administration of 2 g of intramuscular ceftriaxone in a single dose, and the patient had no sequelae.http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0123-93922016000100007&lng=en&tlng=enGonococcal keratoconjunctivitisConjunctivitisNeisseria gonorrhoeaeCorneal opacity |
| spellingShingle | Carlos E. Pérez Juan S. Bravo Alejandro Espinal Andrea E. Rodríguez Carlos A. Botero-García Miguel J. Durán Juan C. Mateus Carlos Morales-Pertuz Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer Infectio Gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis Conjunctivitis Neisseria gonorrhoeae Corneal opacity |
| title | A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer |
| title_full | A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer |
| title_fullStr | A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer |
| title_short | A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer |
| title_sort | 30 year old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer |
| topic | Gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis Conjunctivitis Neisseria gonorrhoeae Corneal opacity |
| url | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0123-93922016000100007&lng=en&tlng=en |
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