Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient.
Prostatic abscesses are usually related to gram-negative bacilli. However, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as a substantial cause of prostatic abscesses in recent years. Herein, we report the case of a 31-year-old man with a history of orthotopic liver transplantation 10 years ago who presented with acute onset dysuria and abdominal pain and was diagnosed with a MRSA prostatic abscess. To our knowledge, this is the first case describing a prostatic abscess in a liver transplant recipient and the first reporting MRSA as the causative organism of a prostatic abscess in a solid organ transplant recipient.
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Tanima
T
Jana
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jorge D
JD
Machicado
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Giovanni E
GE
Davogustto
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jen-Jung
JJ
Pan