{"title":"Gonococcal Conjunctivitis in Prepubertal Children.","authors":"Sara Kruczek, Alexandra Dubinin, Natalie Laub","doi":"10.1177/10775595251328692","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Conjunctivitis due to <i>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</i> is uncommon in prepubescent children. When identified in this age group, it is highly concerning for sexual contact and warrants further evaluation. This report examines 6 cases of gonococcal conjunctivitis in prepubertal children and provides updated guidance on extragenital testing for sexually transmitted infections in this population. We retrospectively reviewed cases of gonococcal conjunctivitis in prepubertal children at our institution from 2007-2022. Neonates and adolescents with this condition were excluded as were cases in which confirmatory testing was not completed. Six prepubertal children had confirmed gonococcal conjunctivitis due to <i>N. gonorrhoeae</i> from 2007-2022. Ages ranged from 8 months to 8 years. Fifty percent of cases had sexually transmitted infections at additional anatomical sites. Although rare, gonococcal conjunctivitis due to <i>N. gonorrhoeae</i> in prepubertal children should prompt further comprehensive sexually transmitted infection testing and medical evaluation. Protective agency reporting is also advised.</p>","PeriodicalId":48052,"journal":{"name":"Child Maltreatment","volume":" ","pages":"10775595251328692"},"PeriodicalIF":4.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Child Maltreatment","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10775595251328692","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"FAMILY STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Conjunctivitis due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae is uncommon in prepubescent children. When identified in this age group, it is highly concerning for sexual contact and warrants further evaluation. This report examines 6 cases of gonococcal conjunctivitis in prepubertal children and provides updated guidance on extragenital testing for sexually transmitted infections in this population. We retrospectively reviewed cases of gonococcal conjunctivitis in prepubertal children at our institution from 2007-2022. Neonates and adolescents with this condition were excluded as were cases in which confirmatory testing was not completed. Six prepubertal children had confirmed gonococcal conjunctivitis due to N. gonorrhoeae from 2007-2022. Ages ranged from 8 months to 8 years. Fifty percent of cases had sexually transmitted infections at additional anatomical sites. Although rare, gonococcal conjunctivitis due to N. gonorrhoeae in prepubertal children should prompt further comprehensive sexually transmitted infection testing and medical evaluation. Protective agency reporting is also advised.
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Child Maltreatment is the official journal of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), the nation"s largest interdisciplinary child maltreatment professional organization. Child Maltreatment"s object is to foster professional excellence in the field of child abuse and neglect by reporting current and at-issue scientific information and technical innovations in a form immediately useful to practitioners and researchers from mental health, child protection, law, law enforcement, medicine, nursing, and allied disciplines. Child Maltreatment emphasizes perspectives with a rigorous scientific base that are relevant to policy, practice, and research.
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