title: [Penile abscess. Case report].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report one case of penile abscess, with special reference to diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
  
  
  METHODS
  One case of penile abscess is presented in a patient referred for penile swelling.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During surgical exploration it showed to be a corpora cavernosum rupture with drainage of a small volume of purulent fluid.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Penile abscess is uncommon. High frequency ultrasonography is a reliable diagnostic imaging method. We were able to incise the affected area of the corpus cavernosum and glans safely, and with appropriate antibiotics this patient was treated successfully.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Geral de Santo Antonio, Porto, Portugal. aphmmx5@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palacios
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Massó
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Versos
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Osorio
authors.forename: La Fuente
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Filinto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marcelo
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery