A case of melioidosis presenting with prostatic abscess in Hong Kong.
Melioidosis is endemic in Southeast Asia but reports of prostatic involvement are rare. We describe a patient with Pseudomonas pseudomallei septicemia and a prostatic abscess who presented with signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection. The organism was cultured from the blood, urine and prostatic pus, and was treated successfully with co-trimoxazole and surgical drainage. Genitourinary infection with Pseudomonas pseudomallei should be considered in patients from endemic areas, and bacteriological investigation is essential for the diagnosis and management.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000368:Aged; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*