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Taehan Hwahak Yopop Hakhoe, Infection && Chemotherapy, 1(47), p. 60, 2015

DOI: 10.3947/ic.2015.47.1.60

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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection Presenting as Bacteremia and Liver Abscesses in a Healthy Adult

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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. © 2015 by The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases\Korean Society for Chemotherapy.