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Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting
Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Penile cellulitis refers to the inflammation of the penile shaft and commonly occurs in uncircumcised, sexually active young adults. We reported the case of a 25-year-old heterosexual circumcised male patient with a two-day history of swe...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10362983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37484783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1626736 |
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author | Asfaw, Yonathan Aliye Anand, Ayush Huang, Helen Taimur, Muhammad Poudel, Sujan Kumar, Rajeswar Kadom, Mhmod Shah, Sangam Lazovic, Gavrilo Rodriguez, Ivan |
author_facet | Asfaw, Yonathan Aliye Anand, Ayush Huang, Helen Taimur, Muhammad Poudel, Sujan Kumar, Rajeswar Kadom, Mhmod Shah, Sangam Lazovic, Gavrilo Rodriguez, Ivan |
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description | Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Penile cellulitis refers to the inflammation of the penile shaft and commonly occurs in uncircumcised, sexually active young adults. We reported the case of a 25-year-old heterosexual circumcised male patient with a two-day history of swelling and pain over the penile shaft. Local examination revealed a diffusely swollen penile shaft, erythematous, warm to the touch, and tender. The penile discharge culture was suggestive of a Streptococcus species infection. Ultrasonography of the penis showed increased echogenicity of the left side of the penile shaft soft tissue with a markedly increased Doppler signal, indicating cellulitis. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with cellulitis of the penis and managed with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Though history and clinical examination are sufficient to diagnose penile cellulitis, our case highlighted that ultrasound could also support the diagnosis of penile cellulitis and help rule out differentials. |
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spelling | pubmed-103629832023-07-23 Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting Asfaw, Yonathan Aliye Anand, Ayush Huang, Helen Taimur, Muhammad Poudel, Sujan Kumar, Rajeswar Kadom, Mhmod Shah, Sangam Lazovic, Gavrilo Rodriguez, Ivan Case Rep Emerg Med Case Report Cellulitis is a potentially serious bacterial skin infection. Penile cellulitis refers to the inflammation of the penile shaft and commonly occurs in uncircumcised, sexually active young adults. We reported the case of a 25-year-old heterosexual circumcised male patient with a two-day history of swelling and pain over the penile shaft. Local examination revealed a diffusely swollen penile shaft, erythematous, warm to the touch, and tender. The penile discharge culture was suggestive of a Streptococcus species infection. Ultrasonography of the penis showed increased echogenicity of the left side of the penile shaft soft tissue with a markedly increased Doppler signal, indicating cellulitis. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with cellulitis of the penis and managed with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Though history and clinical examination are sufficient to diagnose penile cellulitis, our case highlighted that ultrasound could also support the diagnosis of penile cellulitis and help rule out differentials. Hindawi 2023-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10362983/ /pubmed/37484783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1626736 Text en Copyright © 2023 Yonathan Aliye Asfaw et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Asfaw, Yonathan Aliye Anand, Ayush Huang, Helen Taimur, Muhammad Poudel, Sujan Kumar, Rajeswar Kadom, Mhmod Shah, Sangam Lazovic, Gavrilo Rodriguez, Ivan Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting |
title | Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting |
title_full | Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting |
title_fullStr | Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting |
title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting |
title_short | Diagnosing Cellulitis of the Penis with Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in a Resource-Limited Setting |
title_sort | diagnosing cellulitis of the penis with point-of-care ultrasonography in a resource-limited setting |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10362983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37484783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1626736 |
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