Korean J Urol.  1997 Dec;38(12):1380-1382.

A Case of Prostatic Abscess in a Patient with Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia

• Chung KK
• So JG
• Oh DJ
• Park BJ
• Lim YS
• Shim HB

Abstract

We report a case of prostatic abscess in a 46-year old man with chronic myelocytic leukemia. Preoperative transrectal ultrasonography and computerized tomography confirmed the diagnosis of prostatic abscess, which was treated with pus drainage via transurethral resection of prostate and broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Keyword

prostatic abscess; chronic myelocytic leukemia

MeSH Terms

Abscess*
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Diagnosis
Drainage
Humans
Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive*
Middle Aged
Suppuration
Transurethral Resection of Prostate
Ultrasonography
Anti-Bacterial Agents