Candida glabrata: A Unique Cause of Necrotizing Urethritis
Joint Authors
Cammack, T.
Ibilibor, Christine
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Necrotizing urethritis is a rare malady with only one other case reported in the literature found to be due to an infectious cause.
We report a case of necrotizing urethritis caused by Candida glabrata and review all relevant literature to date.
The patient is a 56-year-old man with a past medical history significant for poorly controlled insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus and incomplete bladder emptying who presented to the University Medical Center with perineal pain, fever, and urinary retention.
Cross-sectional imaging showed emphysematous changes in the bulb of the corpus spongiosum.
After admission, his fever and leukocytosis persisted, and his physical exam worsened with intravenous antibiotics alone.
Subsequently, the patient underwent cystourethroscopy with incision and debridement of the corpus spongiosum.
Postoperatively, he improved clinically and his spongiosum wound and urine grew Candida glabrata.
To our knowledge, we report the first case of necrotizing urethritis caused by Candida glabrata.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ibilibor, Christine& Cammack, T.. 2018. Candida glabrata: A Unique Cause of Necrotizing Urethritis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144563
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ibilibor, Christine& Cammack, T.. Candida glabrata: A Unique Cause of Necrotizing Urethritis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144563
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ibilibor, Christine& Cammack, T.. Candida glabrata: A Unique Cause of Necrotizing Urethritis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1144563
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1144563