Abstract
Study design:
Case report.
Objectives:
To present a rare but severe complication of intermittent catheterization.
Setting:
Paraplegic centre in Switzerland.
Method and results:
A 52-year-old man presenting with fever and septicaemia was diagnosed with a perineal abscess due to a bulbar urethral lesion caused by acute false passage during intermittent catheterization.
Conclusion:
Especially in patients with a history of urethral strictures performing intermittent catheterization, the possibility of perineal abscess formation should be taken into account when treating such a patient with fever of unknown origin.
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Pannek, J., Göcking, K. & Bersch, U. Perineal abscess formation as a complication of intermittent self-catheterization. Spinal Cord 46, 527–529 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.sc.3102142
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