title: Necrotizing cavernositis secondary to periodontal abscess.
abstract: Spontaneous cavernositis is a distinctly uncommon entity. Corporeal infection and abscess formation have been described in association with priapism, cavernosography, intracavernous injection therapy, trauma and penile prostheses. We report a case of acute necrotizing cavernositis in a diabetic patient, which presumably originated with hematogenous seeding from a periodontal abscess. Isolation of typical oral pathogens from corporeal cultures provides bacteriological evidence of a dental source for the corporeal infection.
authors: Department of Urology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois.
authors: M S
authors: MS
authors: Pearle
authors: E F
authors: EF
authors: Wendel
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010508:Periodontal Abscess / Q000150:complications*