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...

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Main Authors: Tanima Jana, Jorge D. Machicado, Giovanni E. Davogustto, Jen-Jung Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/854824
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-6e0176bb75d5481d8dcc8587f8a53eec2025-08-20T03:33:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Transplantation2090-69432090-69512014-01-01201410.1155/2014/854824854824Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in a Liver Transplant RecipientTanima Jana0Jorge D. Machicado1Giovanni E. Davogustto2Jen-Jung Pan3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USAProstatic 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/854824
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Case Reports in Transplantation
title Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient
title_full Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient
title_fullStr Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient
title_full_unstemmed Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient
title_short Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Prostatic Abscess in a Liver Transplant Recipient
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