TY - JOUR T1 - Corneal perforation requiring corneal grafting: a rare complication of gonococcal eye infection JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 447 LP - 448 DO - 10.1136/sti.2010.044701 VL - 86 IS - 6 AU - Craig Tipple AU - Alan Smith AU - Elzbieta Bakowska AU - Melanie C Corbett Y1 - 2010/11/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/86/6/447.abstract N2 - The authors present a case of severe gonococcal conjunctivitis associated with corneal perforation of the right eye in a 25-year-old homosexual man. Inpatient management and corneal grafting were required. The authors demonstrate that Neisseria gonorrhoea should be considered in the presence of purulent conjunctival discharge with a white patch on the cornea or reduced vision. Regardless of whether a patient has genital symptoms, they should be referred urgently to an ophthalmologist to ensure adequate treatment of this rare but sight-threatening complication. ER -