Acute gonococcal urethritis
H Shatikkulamin1, Chandana Shajil2
1Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Dhanalakshmi Sreenivasan Institute of Medical Sciences and Health, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Gonococcal urethritis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by obligate gram-negative diplococci, Neisseria gonorrhoeae. In a patient complaining of dysuria and urethral discharge, the diagnosis is typically confirmed by identifying the bacteria in mucosal secretions. Inadequately treated or untreated cases are at a risk of developing epididymo-orchitis, prostatitis and serious complications like disseminated gonococcal infection, meningitis, and endocarditis.
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