Transmission of Chlamydia and genital warts during sleepwalking.
A boy aged 15 years infected a girl of 13 years with Chlamydia and genital warts. The boy has been engaged in sexual activities for the last four years. There was no dispute that the boy had had sex with the girl. He was prosecuted but acquitted by the Court on the ground of 'defence of sleepwalking'. This is the first case where sexually transmitted infections like Chlamydia and genital warts have been transmitted sexually through sleepwalking. This case also raises the issues of underage sex and issues of confidentiality.
Mohanty
Kailash
K
Department of Genito-urinary Medicine & Sexual Health, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Hollyhurst Road, Darlington DL3 6HX, UK. kailashmohanty@hotmail.com
D000293:Adolescent; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012742:Sex Offenses; D013009:Somnambulism / Q000503:physiopathology; D014626:Vaginal Smears