title: An unusual cause of bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant: Candida albicans.
abstract: Acute scrotal abscess is a rare condition in neonates. Most of these abscesses were reported to be unilateral and caused by Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. Herein, we report a bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant and Candida albicans was isolated from the scrotal fluid culture. To our knowledge, this is the first bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant caused by C. albicans. Therefore, this organism must be suspected in differential diagnosis of acute scrotal abscess in neonates, especially in preterm infants.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drmerih@yahoo.com
authors: Merih
authors: M
authors: Cetinkaya
authors: Gokhan
authors: G
authors: Buyukkale
authors: Muge
authors: M
authors: Payasli
authors: Sibel
authors: S
authors: Ozbek
authors: Sultan
authors: S
authors: Kavuncuoglu
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000382:microbiology*