An unusual cause of bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant: Candida albicans

AUTOR(ES)

Cetinkaya, Merih, Buyukkale, Gokhan, Payasli, Muge, Ozbek, Sibel, Kavuncuoglu, Sultan

FONTE

Braz J Infect Dis

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2013-04

RESUMO

Acute scrotal abscess is a rare condition in neonates. Most of these abscesses were reported to be unilateral and caused by Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. Herein, we report a bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant and Candida albicans was isolated from the scrotal fluid culture. To our knowledge, this is the first bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant caused by C. albicans. Therefore, this organism must be suspected in differential diagnosis of acute scrotal abscess in neonates, especially in preterm infants.

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