title: Emphysematous prostatic abscess: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Emphysematous prostatic abscess, namely, is an inflammatory process associated with gas and abscess formation in the prostate gland. It is a rare clinical condition and a few cases have been reported in the literature. We report a case of emphysematous prostatic abscess due to Klebsiella pneumoniae in a 60-year-old man with a 5-year history of diabetes mellitus and a 6-year history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Computerized tomography confirmed the clinical diagnosis. We successfully treated the patient with parenteral antimicrobial agents and surgical drainage. The patient was discharged without any voiding difficulty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung-Shan S. Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan. taihuai48@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Huai-Ching
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000437:Alcoholism; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents