Perineal abscess formation as a complication of intermittent self-catheterization.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Case report. To present a rare but severe complication of intermittent catheterization. Paraplegic centre in Switzerland. A 52-year-old man presenting with fever and septicaemia was diagnosed with a perineal abscess due to a bulbar urethral lesion caused by acute false passage during intermittent catheterization. Especially in patients with a history of urethral strictures performing intermittent catheterization, the possibility of perineal abscess formation should be taken into account when treating such a patient with fever of unknown origin.
Medical subject headings
- Abdominal Abscess
- Urinary Catheterization