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Case Reports
. 2008 Aug;19(8):573-4.
doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.007306.

Outpatient management of severe gonococcal ophthalmia without genital infection

N T Annan  1 , F C Boag
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Outpatient management of severe gonococcal ophthalmia without genital infection

N T Annan et al. Int J STD AIDS. 2008 Aug.

Abstract

We report a case of severe gonococcal ophthalmia and peri-orbital cellulitis in an HIV-positive man without genital infection who was treated successfully in the outpatient department. We also highlight the importance of early diagnosis, treatment and liaison with ophthalmology in order to prevent visual complications.

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