Necrotizing Fungal Infection Following Penile Prosthesis Implantation: A Case Report

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...

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Published in:	Journal of urological surgery Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 202 - 204
Main Authors:	Çulha, Mehmet Gökhan, Erkan, Erkan, Yücetaş, Uğur, Kadıhasanoğlu, Mustafa, Toktaş, Mahmut Gökhan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ankara Society of Urological Surgery 01-12-2017 Galenos Publishing House Galenos Yayinevi
Subjects:	Antibiotics Case reports Diabetes Fungal infections Fungi Gangrene infection necrosis Patients penile prosthesis Penis Prostheses Substance abuse treatment Surgeons Tıp Transplants & implants Trichosporon asahii Urological surgery Ankara United States > US Fungi infection penil protez Mantar enfeksiyon necrosis Trichosporon asahii penile prosthesis nekroz
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Summary:	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.
ISSN:	2148-9580 2148-9580
DOI:	10.4274/jus.1140