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  • Title: Corneal perforation requiring corneal grafting: a rare complication of gonococcal eye infection.
    Author: Tipple C, Smith A, Bakowska E, Corbett MC.
    Journal: Sex Transm Infect; 2010 Nov; 86(6):447-8. PubMed ID: 20940157.
    Abstract:
    The authors present a case of severe gonococcal conjunctivitis associated with corneal perforation of the right eye in a 25-year-old homosexual man. Inpatient management and corneal grafting were required. The authors demonstrate that Neisseria gonorrhoea should be considered in the presence of purulent conjunctival discharge with a white patch on the cornea or reduced vision. Regardless of whether a patient has genital symptoms, they should be referred urgently to an ophthalmologist to ensure adequate treatment of this rare but sight-threatening complication.
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