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Physical examination of patients with gonococcal infection is usually remarkable for:<ref name="pmid26042815">{{cite journal| author=Workowski KA, Bolan GA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention| title=Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015. | journal=MMWR Recomm Rep | year= 2015 | volume= 64 | issue= RR-03 | pages= 1-137 | pmid=26042815 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26042815 }} </ref><ref name="pmid76760">{{cite journal| author=Barlow D, Phillips I| title=Gonorrhoea in women. Diagnostic, clinical, and laboratory aspects. | journal=Lancet | year= 1978 | volume= 1 | issue= 8067 | pages= 761-4 | pmid=76760 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=76760 }} </ref><ref name="pmid17448399">{{cite journal| author=Huppert JS, Biro F, Lan D, Mortensen JE, Reed J, Slap GB| title=Urinary symptoms in adolescent females: STI or UTI? | journal=J Adolesc Health | year= 2007 | volume= 40 | issue= 5 | pages= 418-24 | pmid=17448399 | doi=10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.010 | pmc=1976261 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17448399 }} </ref><ref name="pmid806017">{{cite journal| author=Eschenbach DA, Buchanan TM, Pollock HM, Forsyth PS, Alexander ER, Lin JS et al.| title=Polymicrobial etiology of acute pelvic inflammatory disease. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1975 | volume= 293 | issue= 4 | pages= 166-71 | pmid=806017 | doi=10.1056/NEJM197507242930403 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=806017 }} </ref><ref name="pmid17561186">{{cite journal| author=Risser WL, Risser JM, Benjamins LJ, Feldmann JM| title=Incidence of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in adolescents who have pelvic inflammatory disease. | journal=J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol | year= 2007 | volume= 20 | issue= 3 | pages= 179-80 | pmid=17561186 | doi=10.1016/j.jpag.2006.08.004 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17561186 }} </ref><ref name="pmid4963696">{{cite journal| author=Rees E| title=Gonococcal bartholinitis. | journal=Br J Vener Dis | year= 1967 | volume= 43 | issue= 3 | pages= 150-6 | pmid=4963696 | doi= | pmc=1047872 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4963696 }} </ref><ref name="pmid9038638">{{cite journal| author=Sherrard J, Barlow D| title=Gonorrhoea in men: clinical and diagnostic aspects. | journal=Genitourin Med | year= 1996 | volume= 72 | issue= 6 | pages= 422-6 | pmid=9038638 | doi= | pmc=1195730 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9038638 }} </ref> | |||
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* [[Mucopurulent dishareg|Mucopurulent]] urethral discharge | * [[Mucopurulent dishareg|Mucopurulent]] urethral discharge | ||
* | * Bull-headed clap (penile edema) | ||
* Unilateral epididymal tenderness and edema [[epididymitis]] | * Unilateral epididymal tenderness and edema ([[epididymitis]]) | ||
* Sign of urethral stricture | |||
* Periurethral abscesses | |||
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* | * Anal [[mucopurulent discharge]] | ||
* Anorectal tenderness | |||
* | * Anorectal bleeding | ||
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Overview
Physical examination
Physical examination of patients with gonococcal infection is usually remarkable for:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Type of Disseminated gonorrheal infection | Symptoms |
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Female genitourinary |
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Male genitourinary |
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Proctitis |
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Pharyngitis |
Male
- Purulent or mucopurulent discharge from urethera. The discharge can be demonstrated by milking the shaft of penis.
- Epididymal tenderness and edema usually unilateral
Female Pelvic examination
Inspection
- Purulent or mucopurulent discharge
- Vaginal bleeding
Palpation
- Cervical mucosa may become fragile and bleed even with some manipulation.
- Cervical motion tenderness during bimanual pelvic examination
Gallery
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A highly contagious infection, gonococcal ophthalmia is due the pathogenic bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [8]
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This patient presented with gonococcal urethritis, which became systemically disseminated leading to gonococcal conjunctivitis of the right eye. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [8]
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Photograph of a gonococcal infection involving the cervix of a patient who presented with a case of gonorrhea. From Public Health Image Library (PHIL). [8]
References
- ↑ Workowski KA, Bolan GA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015). "Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015". MMWR Recomm Rep. 64 (RR-03): 1–137. PMID 26042815.
- ↑ Barlow D, Phillips I (1978). "Gonorrhoea in women. Diagnostic, clinical, and laboratory aspects". Lancet. 1 (8067): 761–4. PMID 76760.
- ↑ Huppert JS, Biro F, Lan D, Mortensen JE, Reed J, Slap GB (2007). "Urinary symptoms in adolescent females: STI or UTI?". J Adolesc Health. 40 (5): 418–24. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.010. PMC 1976261. PMID 17448399.
- ↑ Eschenbach DA, Buchanan TM, Pollock HM, Forsyth PS, Alexander ER, Lin JS; et al. (1975). "Polymicrobial etiology of acute pelvic inflammatory disease". N Engl J Med. 293 (4): 166–71. doi:10.1056/NEJM197507242930403. PMID 806017.
- ↑ Risser WL, Risser JM, Benjamins LJ, Feldmann JM (2007). "Incidence of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome in adolescents who have pelvic inflammatory disease". J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 20 (3): 179–80. doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2006.08.004. PMID 17561186.
- ↑ Rees E (1967). "Gonococcal bartholinitis". Br J Vener Dis. 43 (3): 150–6. PMC 1047872. PMID 4963696.
- ↑ Sherrard J, Barlow D (1996). "Gonorrhoea in men: clinical and diagnostic aspects". Genitourin Med. 72 (6): 422–6. PMC 1195730. PMID 9038638.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".