Necrotizing Fungal Infection Following Penile Prosthesis Implantation: A Case Report

Çulha M. G., Erkan E., Yücetaş U., KADIHASANOĞLU M., Toktaş M. G.

JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY, cilt.4, sa.4, ss.202-204, 2017 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jus.1140
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF UROLOGICAL SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.202-204
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fungi, infection, necrosis, penile prosthesis, Trichosporon asahii, PATIENT
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Infection is one of the most devastating complications of penile prosthesis implantation. Although the infection prevalence have decreased owing to new technologies and growing surgical experience, it is still a troublesome situation. We present a 50-year-old male patient who had necrotizing fungal infection after penile prosthesis implantation caused by Trichosporon asahii.