A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer

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

doi:10.1016/j.infect.2015.06.002

A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer

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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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-40
Number of pages	4
Journal	Infectio
Volume	20
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infect.2015.06.002
State	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Conjunctivitis
Corneal opacity
Gonococcal keratoconjunctivitis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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A 30-year-old male with corneal opacity and a rapidly progressing ulcer

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