Bacteriology Case 5
Bacteriology Case 5
Presented By Dr Amira Abd El-Fatah Soliman
Released on 13-10-2019Patient Data
Patient Data
7 days old female baby
Clinical Data
Clinical Data
History of normal delivery at home. No history of trauma.
The patient father brought her yesterday complaining of right lid swelling and discharge.
On examination: right eye severe conjunctivitis with lid swelling and conjunctival echymosis covering part of the cornea with copious yellow discharge.
Conjunctival swab was sent to the lab for gram stain and culture.
Provisional Diagnosis
Provisional Diagnosis
Acute right conjunctivitis neonatorum
Case Picture(s) / Photo(s)
Case Picture(s) / Photo(s)
Comment / Findings
Comment / Findings
Intra-cellular gram negative diplococci
Final Diagnosis
Final Diagnosis
Culture and Identification confirmed conjunctivitis neonatorum by neisseria gonorrhea species