Tonsillar gonorrhoea demonstrated by a suction device.

Gonorrhoea of the oral cavity has been demonstrated with increasing frequency in recent years among heterosexuals as well as homosexuals (Schmidt, Hjorting-flansen, and Philipsen, 1961; Cowan, 1969; Bro-Jorgensen and Jensen, 1971; Hellgren, 1971; Owen and Hill, 1972; Ratnatunga, 1972; Rodin, Monteiro and Scrimgeour, 1972; Odegaard and Gundersen, 1973; Wiesner, Tronca, Bonin, Pedersen, and Holmes, 1973). False negative results may occur when swabs taken from the surface of the tonsils are used, so that repeated tests may be required (Odegaard and Gundersem, 1973). The main purpose of the present investigation was to discover whether tonsillar gonorrhoea could be more frequently diagnosed when specimens were taken from the tonsillar surface and crypts by suction rather than by swabbing. We have also attempted to elucidate the mode of transmission and the clinical manifestations of tonsillar gonorrhoea, as well as to determine the most effective treatment.