Mahler Simon A, Manthey David E
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
J Emerg Med. 2008 Oct;35(3):273-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.03.013. Epub 2007 Jul 31.
Bedside ultrasound has become an important diagnostic tool for emergency physicians. Clinical investigators have demonstrated that evaluating soft tissue infections with ultrasound is useful for the detection of subcutaneous abscesses. Bedside ultrasound of a preputial cavity abscess in the Emergency Department has not been previously described in the English medical literature. A preputial cavity abscess, a rare complication of balanoposthitis, is a collection of pus between the foreskin and the distal penis. This case report describes the use of ultrasound to diagnose a penile abscess and reviews the related literature.
床旁超声已成为急诊医生的重要诊断工具。临床研究人员已证明，用超声评估软组织感染对皮下脓肿的检测很有用。急诊科对阴茎头包皮炎腔脓肿的床旁超声检查在英文医学文献中此前尚未有描述。阴茎头包皮炎腔脓肿是阴茎头炎的一种罕见并发症，是包皮与阴茎远端之间的脓液积聚。本病例报告描述了使用超声诊断阴茎脓肿的情况并回顾了相关文献。
