title: Corpus cavernosum abscess from a blind-ending urethra after urinary diversion surgery.
abstract: Corpus cavernosum abscesses are rarely seen in the clinical setting. We report the case of an early diagnosis of corpus cavernosum abscess due to a blind-ending urethra in a 60-year-old man without known risk factors and who was successfully treated by antibiotic therapy alone. In this case, the blind-ending urethra after urinary diversion surgery was considered a risk factor of the abscess formation. If the physician notes that the patient has fever of uncertain cause after urinary diversion surgery, he/she should examine the penis and perineum in consideration of the possibility of corpus cavernosum abscess.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumabe
authors.forename: Tsuneaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kenzaka
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kajii
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002437:Cefazolin