title: Disseminated gonococcal infection presenting as bacteremia and liver abscesses in a healthy adult.
abstract: Herein, we describe a bacteremia caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae that presented as liver abscesses. The patient had no risk factors for disseminated gonococcal infection. Periodic fever, skin rashes, and papules were present and the results of an abdominal computed tomography scan indicated the presence of small liver abscesses. The results of blood culture and 16S rRNA sequencing of the bacterial isolates confirmed the presence of N. gonorrhoeae. The patient improved with antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Min Hye
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8575-5490
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jongkyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Myounghwa
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4431-4063
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: John Jeongseok
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Ho
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0000-9016
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo-Youn
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4662-7859
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Joo
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5527-7125
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Suk
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8951-5032
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Disseminated gonococcal infection; Liver abscesses; Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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