Blennorrhea Newborns

Blenorrhea of ​​newborns is an acute purulent inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eyes of newborns, the causative agent of which is gonococcus or diplococcus.

![[218, p.183 | Initial diagnosis of neonatal blenorrhea and acute conjunctivitis of newborns] Diagnostics](/users/3615/418) The main danger is the rapid progression of inflammation. Children in the first month of life cannot actively blink, and their ability to feed and urinate is weak. As a result, the eyelids and conjunctiva become a favorable environment for the development of pathogenic microflora. Gonococci immediately fall on the eyes, causing blenorrhea in the first days of a newborn's life.

Depending on the type of pathogen, children under 5 days of age become ill:

gonococcal; diplococ

The most common type of oropharyngeal gonorrhea with urethral chancre or chancroidolonophilic type of genital gonorrheal infection of the genitals. Men usually experience urethritis and a chancre-like glans ulcer. Women may experience pathology of the vaginal opening, vulva, urethra and Bartholin's gland. This condition sometimes occurs in the newborn period and is characterized by the appearance of purulent ulcerations in the conjunctival area of ​​the newborn.