Meningococcal urethritis.
Two to four percent of the population carry meningococcus in the nasopharynx. Pharyngeal infections may be the entry point for blood-borne metastatic lesions throughout the body. Primary infections in other tissues are rare, and proof of transmission from a known carrier to a specific patient is uncommon. We report a primary infection of the urethra with the meningococcus in a heterosexual male contracted during an act of fellatio.
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University Health Service, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9110.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014526:Urethritis / Q000209:etiology*