Necrotizing Fungal Infection Following Penile Prosthesis Implantation: A Case Report

Abstract

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. Keywords: Fungi, infection, necrosis, penile prosthesis, Trichosporon asahii Enfeksiyon, penil protez implantasyonunun en tahrip edici komplikasyonudur. Cerrahi deneyimin gelişmesi ve yeni teknolojiler sayesinde enfeksiyon prevalansı düşmekte olmasına rağmen, halen sıkıntılı bir durum olmaya devam etmektedir. Penil protez implantasyonu sonrası "Trichosporon asahii"nin sebep olduğu nekrotizan mantar enfeksiyonu gelişen 50 yaşında erkek olguyu sunmaktayız. Anahtar Kelimeler: Mantar, enfeksiyon, nekroz, penil protez, Trichosporon asahii Abstract Öz

Is There a Role for Antifungal Prophylaxis in Patients Undergoing Penile Prosthesis Surgery? A Systematic Review

“…Studies reporting cases of infection following PP surgery demonstrated an increasing proportion of infections due to atypical organisms including more fungi. Case studies dating back to 1988 have reported PP-related Candida Albicans abscesses both locally within the corporal tissue and in more distant organs, e.g., renal tissue [11][12][13].…”