Prostatic abscess in the newborn: an unrecognized source of urosepsis.
We present a 10-day-old boy who developed fulminant urosepsis. At autopsy, he was found to have a prostatic abscess as his sole source of infection. We reviewed the 12 previous reported cases of prostatic abscess in newborns and present factors that may suggest the diagnosis. The treatment and outcome in each of the cases are also presented.
Louisiana State University, Children's Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Collins
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Correa
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Ortenberg
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D016868:Serratia Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012706:Serratia marcescens