Rectal gonorrhea

Rectal gonorrhea is an extragenital, sexually transmitted bacterial infection of the rectum and distal gastrointestinal tract caused by *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* Pathophysiologically, the bacterium colonizes and invades the rectal columnar epithelium, frequently resulting in an asymptomatic carrier state or manifesting clinically as proctitis characterized by purulent rectal discharge, anal pruritus, tenesmus, rectal bleeding, and painful defecation

Rectal gonorrhea is an extragenital, sexually transmitted bacterial infection of the rectum and distal gastrointestinal tract caused by *Neisseria gonorrhoeae*

It primarily occurs in sexually active adolescents and adults following receptive anal intercourse or perineal spread of urogenital secretions Pathophysiologically, the bacterium colonizes and invades the rectal columnar epithelium, frequently resulting in an asymptomatic carrier state or manifesting clinically as proctitis characterized by purulent rectal discharge, anal pruritus, tenesmus, rectal bleeding, and painful defecation

It primarily occurs in sexually active adolescents and adults following receptive anal intercourse or perineal spread of urogenital secretions

It primarily occurs in sexually active adolescents and adults following receptive anal intercourse or perineal spread of urogenital secretions

Pathophysiologically, the bacterium colonizes and invades the rectal columnar epithelium, frequently resulting in an asymptomatic carrier state or manifesting clinically as proctitis characterized by purulent rectal discharge, anal pruritus, tenesmus, rectal bleeding, and painful defecation