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This patient presented with gonococcal urethritis, which became systemically disseminated leading to gonococcal conjunctivitis of the right eye. If untreated Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria may spread to the bloodstream and, thereby, throughout the body. The most common symptoms are then rash and joint pains, as well such as conjunctivitis, but other generalized symptoms may result.
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