Year: 1998
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: An 84-year-old male presented to the emergency room with the chief complaint of painful, swollen penis following the use of a constriction ring to maintain penile erection. A high fever, chills and hypotension were recognized. Septic shock was presumed, and administration of antibiotics was started. Microbiologic cultures revealed Escherichia coli in blood. We herein report a rare but serious complication accompanying incarceration of the penis.
Source: PubMed
Authors: A Horiguchi, N Hatakeyama, M Oyama, K Ikeuchi
Language: Japanese
Subfield: Urology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W29474129