"Primary" Gonococcal Meningitis

"Primary" Gonococcal Meningitis

A 39-year-old man had meningitis, which subsequently proved to be due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This report describes the second known case of primary gonococcal meningitis. This disease mimics meningococcal meningitis closely, and the diagnosis can only be made by careful bactériologic study.

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Veröffentlicht in:Sexually transmitted diseases 1991-04, Vol.18 (2), p.129-130
Hauptverfasser: BILLINGS, FREDERIC T., EVANS, VIRGINIA A., WITTLINGER, PETER S., ROWEN, HOWARD E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebrospinal Fluid - microbiology
Gonorrhea - microbiology
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Meningitis - microbiology
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:A 39-year-old man had meningitis, which subsequently proved to be due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This report describes the second known case of primary gonococcal meningitis. This disease mimics meningococcal meningitis closely, and the diagnosis can only be made by careful bactériologic study.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/00007435-199118020-00014