RESUMEN
The simultaneous occurrence of amoebic proctocolitis and gonococcal proctitis in a male homosexual in Sydney is reported. Attention is drawn to the occurrence of multiple or sequential venerally transmitted intestinal infections among male homosexuals.
Asunto(s)
Amebiasis/complicaciones , Colitis/complicaciones , Gonorrea/complicaciones , Homosexualidad , Proctitis/complicaciones , Proctocolitis/complicaciones , Amebiasis/transmisión , Gonorrea/transmisión , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Proctitis/transmisión , Proctocolitis/transmisiónRESUMEN
A group of 1,533 homosexual males were examined in 1976 for gonorrhea at the Skin Clinic of the Boston Dispensary. This examination included a rectal culture. There were 213 males with positive rectal cultures: an infection rate of 13.7%. Of these, 173 were treated with 4 g of spectinomycin hydrochloride, intramuscularly, and 127 (73.4%) returned in one week for a posttreatment examination and culture. All who returned had a negative culture. Four grams of intramuscular spectinomycin hydrochloride appears to be effective in the treatment of gonococcal proctitis.