Pharyngeal gonorrhea presenting with isolated neck pain

Abstract

We present a case of a 22-year-old man with isolated neck pain due to pharyngeal gonorrhea.

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DelRosso, L. , Smith, J. , Harper, M. and Hoque, R. (2013) Pharyngeal gonorrhea presenting with isolated neck pain. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 2, 44-45. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2013.21012.

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