title: "Primary" gonococcal meningitis.
abstract: A 39-year-old man had meningitis, which subsequently proved to be due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae. This report describes the second known case of primary gonococcal meningitis. This disease mimics meningococcal meningitis closely, and the diagnosis can only be made by careful bacteriologic study.
authors.affiliation: Medical Service, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Billings
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wittlinger
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rowen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*