title: Prostatic abscess in young males: a rare complication of Crohn's disease.
abstract: We report a rare case of prostatic abscess with Crohn's disease in a 21-year-old male. Computed tomography showed a typical prostatic abscess. Moreover, filling of the abscess cavities with contrast medium was demonstrated after micturition, which represented the rupturing of the abscess into the urethra. Crohn's disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of prostatic abscesses even in young males.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tsukuba Memorial Hospital, 1187-299 Kaname, Tsukuba, 300-2622, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kujiraoka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikezawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Itai
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D016983:Enterococcus; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*