Unilateral lobar pneumonia with empyema caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
A 62-year-old woman died of a combination of pneumonia, empyema, emphysema, and severe heart disease. The pneumonia was due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a rarely if ever reported causative agent in pulmonary infection. Autopsy ruled out other sites from which the organism could have originated.
D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*