title: Perineal abscess formation as a complication of intermittent self-catheterization.
abstract: METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To present a rare but severe complication of intermittent catheterization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Paraplegic centre in Switzerland.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 52-year-old man presenting with fever and septicaemia was diagnosed with a perineal abscess due to a bulbar urethral lesion caused by acute false passage during intermittent catheterization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Especially in patients with a history of urethral strictures performing intermittent catheterization, the possibility of perineal abscess formation should be taken into account when treating such a patient with fever of unknown origin.
authors.affiliation: Neuro-Urology, Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland. juergen.pannek@paranet.ch
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pannek
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Göcking
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bersch
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000601:surgery; D013557:Switzerland; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*