Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case report
Introduction: Dermal fillers have gained popularity over the years for cosmetic procedures including penile augmentation. With the increasing use of cosmetic enhancement dermal fillers, it is important to understand how they appear when imaged with ultrasound. Case report: A 32-year-old male present...
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| description | Introduction: Dermal fillers have gained popularity over the years for cosmetic procedures including penile augmentation. With the increasing use of cosmetic enhancement dermal fillers, it is important to understand how they appear when imaged with ultrasound. Case report: A 32-year-old male presented for penile pain, swelling, and erythema with a fever and leukocytosis after receiving a polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) filler 10 days prior in Mexico. Soft tissue point of care ultrasound was concerning for cellulitis versus abscess. Why should an emergency physician be aware of this?: Penile dermal fillers can present with post-procedure complications including infections such as cellulitis or abscess. However, we found that particulate debris and coarse-grain heterogenous echogenicity of PMMA fillers are an abscess mimic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4c292badd7bc4fbd88691ffa9a82a41c2025-08-20T03:31:05ZengElsevierJEM Reports2773-23202025-06-014210016010.1016/j.jemrpt.2025.100160Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case reportMary E. Velagapudi0Adrienne Malik1Bradley S. Jackson2Corresponding author.; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USADepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USAIntroduction: Dermal fillers have gained popularity over the years for cosmetic procedures including penile augmentation. With the increasing use of cosmetic enhancement dermal fillers, it is important to understand how they appear when imaged with ultrasound. Case report: A 32-year-old male presented for penile pain, swelling, and erythema with a fever and leukocytosis after receiving a polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) filler 10 days prior in Mexico. Soft tissue point of care ultrasound was concerning for cellulitis versus abscess. Why should an emergency physician be aware of this?: Penile dermal fillers can present with post-procedure complications including infections such as cellulitis or abscess. However, we found that particulate debris and coarse-grain heterogenous echogenicity of PMMA fillers are an abscess mimic.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773232025000240dermal fillerPMMAAbscessCellulitis |
| spellingShingle | Mary E. Velagapudi Adrienne Malik Bradley S. Jackson Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case report JEM Reports dermal filler PMMA Abscess Cellulitis |
| title | Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case report |
| title_full | Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case report |
| title_short | Dermal filler for penile augmentation Masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound: A case report |
| title_sort | dermal filler for penile augmentation masquerading as abscesses on ultrasound a case report |
| topic | dermal filler PMMA Abscess Cellulitis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773232025000240 |
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