Friday, February, 10, 2012

Pharyngitis - gonococcal

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Alternative Names

Gonococcal pharyngitis


Symptoms
  • Sore throat
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Fever
  • Tender, swollen lymph nodes in the neck
  • Neck pain
  • Nasal discharge
  • Nasal congestion
  • Muscle pain
  • Joint stiffness
  • Headache
  • Abnormal taste

Note: There may be no symptoms.


Signs and tests

A throat swab culture is positive for gonococcus. Note that standard strep throat testing will not pick up gonorrhea, and the clinician has to alert the lab that a gonococcal culture should be performed.. If you think you might have gonococcal pharyngitis, you should tell your health care provider.


Review Date: 05/26/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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