Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Neisseria ghonorrhea




Gram negative diplococci
Not encapsulated
Facultative intracellular in PMNs
Sexually transmitted
Chlamyida coinfection
White purulent discharge
Fitz-Hugh Curtis Syndrome, spread of PID to peritoneum
Violin-strings adhesions form to capsule of liver, after PID
Assymetric arthritis, often in knee
Newborns
Early onset conjunctivitis
Rx: Ceftriaxone

commonly gonorrhea and The Clap

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