Gonococcal ulceration of the tongue in the gonococcal dermatitis syndrome.

Gonococcal oro- and nasopharyngeal infection.

“…Thatcher, McCraney, Kellogg, and Whaley (1969) found no gonococci in the urethra and rectum in a routine screening by culture of 505 military subjects; in one case, they obtained a positive culture from the pharynx. Gonococcal ulceration of the tongue was described by Cowan (1969) in a female patient with gonococcal cervicitis and urethritis. Metzger (1970) described one patient with gonococcal pharyngitis, septicaemia, and polyarthritis.…”

A world-wide view of venereal disease.

“…Such cases have included infections of the pharynx causing either sore throat (Fiumara, Wise, and Many, 1967) or no symptoms at all (Thatcher, McCraney, Kellogg, and Whaley, 1969), and of the tongue causing ulceration (Cowan, 1969). A possible increase in peno-oral contact does not yet seem to be of epidemiological importance.…”

“…A possible increase in peno-oral contact does not yet seem to be of epidemiological importance. More than 50 years ago (see Cowan, 1969), it was suggested that colonization of the mouth might be a temporary phenomenon which could explain cases in which the source of genital infection was inapparent after contact investigation.…”

A serum-free medium for testing fermentation reactions inNeisseria gonorrhoeae

“…On preliminary testing this medium gives rapid and reliable results and should prove to be much more helpful to the routine laboratory than conventional serum agar sugars. Its potential usefulness, as demonstrated by the results of our first 200 examinations, would seem to justify further study in the routine work of other laboratories.Recent reports show that gonococcal infections can no longer be considered to be exclusively urogenital and the organisms may be found in sites such as the pharynx (Fiumara, Wise, and Many, 1967), tongue (Cowan, 1969), tonsils (Hellgren, 1971; Iqbal, 1971), and skin (Barr and Danielsson, 1971). The standard method used to identify neisseria is the fermentation reactions when tested against glucose, maltose, and sucrose.…”

“…Recent reports show that gonococcal infections can no longer be considered to be exclusively urogenital and the organisms may be found in sites such as the pharynx (Fiumara, Wise, and Many, 1967), tongue (Cowan, 1969), tonsils (Hellgren, 1971;Iqbal, 1971), and skin (Barr and Danielsson, 1971). The standard method used to identify neisseria is the fermentation reactions when tested against glucose, maltose, and sucrose.…”