Disseminated Gonococcal Infection Presenting as Bacteremia and Liver Abscesses in a Healthy Adult.
- Author:
Min Hye LEE
1
;
Jongkyu BYUN
;
Myounghwa JUNG
;
John Jeongseok YANG
;
Ki Ho PARK
;
Soo Youn MOON
;
Hee Joo LEE
;
Mi Suk LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Liver abscesses; Disseminated gonococcal infection
- MeSH: Adult*; Bacteremia*; Exanthema; Fever; Humans; Liver Abscess*; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Risk Factors
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2015;47(1):60-63
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Herein, we describe a bacteremia caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae that presented as liver abscesses. The patient had no risk factors for disseminated gonococcal infection. Periodic fever, skin rashes, and papules were present and the results of an abdominal computed tomography scan indicated the presence of small liver abscesses. The results of blood culture and 16S rRNA sequencing of the bacterial isolates confirmed the presence of N. gonorrhoeae. The patient improved with antibiotic therapy.
