Neisseria gonorrhoeae conjunctivitis. An outbreak during an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
E. Alfonso, B. Friedland, S. Hupp, K. Olsen, K. Senikowich, V. E. Sklar and R. K. Forster
Ten patients with gonococcal conjunctivitis were examined during an
epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC). Eye cultures in all
cases demonstrated Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and seven also had isolates of N
gonorrhoeae in genital specimens. All patients responded well to
antimicrobial therapy. The patients had used a folk remedy in which they
had applied urine to their eyes to treat the symptoms of AHC.
