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A toddler, some chocolate agar and gonorrhoea: An old case resurfaces

Celebrity obstetrician, Dr Jennifer Gunter, shared the unusual case report from the mid-80s on Twitter in an attempt to break the endless stream of bad news
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5 June 2020
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Why a bizarre, decades old case report about chocolate agar is enjoying a resurgence

A decades-old case report involving chocolate agar plates, ice cream, a hungry toddler and gonorrhoea is lighting up social media after being rediscovered by a celebrity obstetrician.

Published 36-years ago, the report on unusual circumstances surrounding the non-sexual transmission of gonorrhoea to a three-year-old was shared by Dr Jennifer Gunter. 

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