title: Neisseria gonorrhoeae: a rare cause of preseptal cellulitis?
abstract: We describe a case of preseptal cellulitis that presented initially to the ophthalmology department in our hospital. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a very rare cause of this common condition, was isolated from a swab and the patient successfully treated with appropriate therapy. We review some aspects of non-sexual transmission as the patient denied recent sexual contact and we were unable to isolate the organism from any other site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. justin.green@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barkham
mesh_terms: D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*