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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb:61:102147.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102147. Epub 2019 Dec 28.

Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection: Scrotal abscess

Nishraj Basnet  1 , Sabin Thapaliya  2 , Shiva Shrotriya  1 , Papia Kar  3 , Subhashis Mitra  4
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Extraintestinal Clostridium difficile infection: Scrotal abscess

Nishraj Basnet et al. Anaerobe. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Clostridium difficile infection is one of the most common causes of healthcare-associated morbidity and mortality. ExtraintestinalC. difficile infection is extremely rare; though a variety of infections involving different organs have been reported. We report the first case of scrotal abscess due toC. difficile in an 84 year old male following left inguinal herniorrhaphy. Patient underwent surgical drainage of scrotal abscess and was successfully treated with culture directed antibiotic therapy.

Keywords: Clostridium difficile; Extraintestinal CDI; Scrotal abscess.

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