title: Child sexual abuse and gonococcal conjunctivitis. A case report.
abstract: An unusual presentation of child sexual abuse is reported. A 6-year-old girl developed a unilateral purulent conjunctival discharge. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was isolated from conjunctival and genital swabs. Genital examination and further enquiries by social workers confirmed a diagnosis of sexual abuse.
authors.affiliation: City Health Department, Durban.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Farrell
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Blignaut
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Loening
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual; D003234:Conjunctivitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans