[Diffuse petechial peritoneal hemorrhage and ovarian capsule hemorrhage in acute disseminated gonococcal infection]

Acute abdominal pain with fever over 39 degrees led to a diagnostic laparoscopy in a 25-year old woman. Diffuse petechial-like haemorrhages in the visceral peritoneum and superficial haemorrhages in the capsules of both ovaries were found together with an inflamed genitalia. From the pouch of Douglas secretion N. gonorrhoeae could be isolated. So far, this condition is not described in the literature. This probably rare case and its differential diagnosis are discussed.