Gonococcal peritonitis diagnosed post laparotomy in a 38-year-old woman: A case report

Abstract

A 38-year-old South African lady with a background history of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia and recent colposcopy presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain. Initial investigations were non-diagnostic and despite empirical antibiotic therapy the patient developed peritonism. Post-laprotomy the diagnosis of severe pelvic inflammatory disease and peritonitis secondary to infection with Neisseria Gonorrhoea was made. © 2009 Wilmore and Reynolds; licensee Cases Network Ltd.