Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm Infant
Acute scrotal abscess is an extremely rare condition in neonates and may mimic testicular torsion. Most of these abscesses have reportedly been due to Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. infections. We herein report a unilateral acute scrotal abscess in a preterm infant born at 26 weeks in whom Propi...
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| author | Naoto Nishizaki Tadaharu Okazaki Yu Adachi Kaoru Obinata Hiromichi Shoji Toshiaki Shimizu |
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| description | Acute scrotal abscess is an extremely rare condition in neonates and may mimic testicular torsion. Most of these abscesses have reportedly been due to Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. infections. We herein report a unilateral acute scrotal abscess in a preterm infant born at 26 weeks in whom Propionibacterium acnes was isolated from the collected scrotal fluid culture. To our knowledge, this is the first case report implicating P. acnes as a causative agent of neonatal scrotal abscess. Based on such findings, P. acnes infection should be considered in differential diagnosis of acute scrotal abscess in neonates, particularly in preterm infants. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-34d8c0eacb174f62b5a8573ede74742d2025-02-03T06:44:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782017-01-01201710.1155/2017/79427077942707Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm InfantNaoto Nishizaki0Tadaharu Okazaki1Yu Adachi2Kaoru Obinata3Hiromichi Shoji4Toshiaki Shimizu5Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanAcute scrotal abscess is an extremely rare condition in neonates and may mimic testicular torsion. Most of these abscesses have reportedly been due to Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. infections. We herein report a unilateral acute scrotal abscess in a preterm infant born at 26 weeks in whom Propionibacterium acnes was isolated from the collected scrotal fluid culture. To our knowledge, this is the first case report implicating P. acnes as a causative agent of neonatal scrotal abscess. Based on such findings, P. acnes infection should be considered in differential diagnosis of acute scrotal abscess in neonates, particularly in preterm infants.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7942707 |
| spellingShingle | Naoto Nishizaki Tadaharu Okazaki Yu Adachi Kaoru Obinata Hiromichi Shoji Toshiaki Shimizu Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm Infant Case Reports in Urology |
| title | Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm Infant |
| title_full | Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm Infant |
| title_fullStr | Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm Infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm Infant |
| title_short | Propionibacterium acnes Is an Unusual Cause of Acute Scrotal Abscess in a Preterm Infant |
| title_sort | propionibacterium acnes is an unusual cause of acute scrotal abscess in a preterm infant |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7942707 |
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