Pediatric Prostatic Abscess - 02/12/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.urology.2012.08.022
Nicholai Kiehl, Sara Kinsey, Venkat Ramakrishnan, Daniel G. DaJusta ⁎ 
Department of Urology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Reprint requests: Daniel G. DaJusta, M.D., Department of Urology, University of Louisville, 234 East Grey Street, Louisville, KY 40202.Abstract |
Prostatic abscesses are an increasingly rare clinical entity. They are commonly caused by spread of a gram-negative urinary tract infection. Most cases reported in urologic studies have occurred in older men and are the result of bladder outlet obstruction. To date, very few cases of pediatric prostatic abscesses have been reported in published studies, and most of these occurred in neonates. We present a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prostatic abscess in an adolescent and review the related data for this unusual process.
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Vol 80 - N° 6
P. 1364-1365 - décembre 2012 Retour au numéro
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