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In the otolaryngology literature, little attention is given to pharyngeal gonococcal infections. In the past, gonorrheal stomatitis was emphasized; recent publications dealt especially with tonsillitis. A gonococcal focus in the tonsil is not easily eradicated and often leads to diseminated gonorrhea with arthritis. Homosexual contacts are of importance. Among 196 patients with suspected venereal disease (93 men and 103 women), 74 had genital or rectal gonorrhea, or both; two female patients had an isolated gonococcal pharyngeal infection. A positive gonococcal pharyngeal culture was obtained from one homosexual man who had tonsillitis. In all cases of tonsillitis in "young" adults, the otolaryngologist should be aware of the possibility of a gonorrheal infection. Even if there is the slightest suspicion, a tonsillar culture for gonococci is required, for which suction of the crypts is recommended.
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PMID:Gonorrheal infections in the oropharynx. 81 22

The Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, the etiologic agent of the gonococcic urethritis, can produce other clinical manifestations, such as stomatitis, TMJ arthritis and sialadenitis. The investigation of this germ in the oral cavity of 50 patients with gonorrhea, was positive in only one case, which did not present any buccal symptom. It was concluded from this study that an oral gonococcic infection is extremely rare, and that the transmissibility of this germ orally is not frequent eventhough possible in theory. However the infection can spread through the blood stream and can induce other pathology.
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PMID:[Oral isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the presence of gonococcal urethritis]. 251 5

2 patients are described in whom the occurrence of central papillary atrophy of the tongue (CPA) was concurrent with gonococcal stomatitis. The significance of this finding is discussed in an attempt to highlight the fact that, in many patients, infectious processes may be responsible for the production of CPA. Previous reports combining gonococcal stomatitis and central papillary atrophy of the tongue were not found during a thorough review of the world literature.
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PMID:Oral gonococcal infection. 643 66

Oral gonorrhea is not a commonly reported entity. A case of stomatitis associated with an oral Neisseria infection and concomitant with a trichomonal vaginitis in a sexually-promiscuous 30-year-old Caucasian woman is described. A second case of gonococcal pharyngitis in a 21-year-old Caucasian man is also reported. The clinical and laboratory findings, differential diagnosis, and treatment of gonococcal infections are briefly reviewed.
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PMID:Oral gonococcal infections. Report of two cases. 695 47