Spontaneous Corpus Cavernosum Abscess in a Healthy Man Using Long-Term Androgenic Anabolic Steroids.
10.5534/wjmh.2015.33.1.36
- Author:
Emre TUZEL
1
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Baskent University Zubeyde Hanim Practice and Research Center, Izmir, Turkey. emretuzel@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abscess;
Anabolic agents;
Infection;
Staphylococcus epidermidis
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Anabolic Agents;
Drainage;
Immune System;
Immunocompromised Host;
Staphylococcus epidermidis;
Steroids*;
Suppuration
- From:The World Journal of Men's Health
2015;33(1):36-38
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Abscess formation of the corpus cavernosum is very rare. Here, we report a case of long-term anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) abuse that is suspected to have facilitated the development of a corpus cavernosum abscess in a healthy bodybuilder. Cultures obtained from the abscess contained Staphylococcus epidermidis, a microorganism that almost exclusively affects immunocompromised patients. Therefore, prompt drainage of pus from cavernosal bodies should be the primary aim of the treatment. This case illustrates the potential danger of AAS suppressing the immune system and causing a serious infection.
