GONOCOCCAL INFECTION OF THE RECTAL INTESTINE AND ANAL CANAL IN MEN PRACTICEING SEX WITH MEN (CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS)
The prevalence of gonococcal infection (GI) besides other STIs is high in Russia and all over the world. Extragenital GI disproportionally affects men who have sex with men (MSM). GI anorectal disorders might be easily misdiagnosed with anal fissure and proctosigmoiditis, which makes it difficult to establish a clinical diagnosis, that may lead to inappropriate treatment, and may contribute to futher complication of the disease. The study presents two clinical cases of the GI of the anal canal and rectum.