Pharyngitis - gonococcal

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Throat anatomy

Gonococcal pharyngitis

• 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.

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.