Prostatic Abscess Secondary to Postoperative Wound Infection Caused by Mycobacterium mageritense

Abstract

Mycobacterium mageritense is a species of rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) found in environmental sources, possibly causing skin, soft tissue, and intravascular device infections. We encountered a case of prostatic abscess caused by M. mageritense that developed three months after transurethral resection of a bladder tumor. The patient was treated with antibiotics and underwent radical cystectomy. Prostatic abscesses due to RGM are rare, but may sometimes be overlooked. Mycobacterial cultures may be helpful in the diagnosis of culture-negative prostatic abscesses following these procedures.

Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis Secondary to Antibiotic Therapy for Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium Complex Infection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Koki Nakashima, Hiroki Matsukawa, Toshiko Kakiuchi +3
Internal Medicine1 Sep 2026Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDFull text2 citedSurgery & anaesthesiaJ-STAGE
Mycobacterium mageritense submandibular lymphadenitis in children: diagnostic challenges and the role of metagenomic next-generation sequencing: two case reports and literature review.
Li Li, Zhijie Xing, Liyan Liu +5
Frontiers in medicine7 Oct 2026Peer-reviewedCC BYFull textEpidemiology & public healthEurope PMC
Prostatic abscess in a 16-year-old adolescent secondary to intraurethral water instillation: A case report and review of the literature
Austin T. Rasmussen, Pranav Shetty, Amon Arora +1
Urology case reports30 Sep 2026Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-NDFull textGeneral medicineEurope PMC
Antifibrotic therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Ajinkya R. Limkar, Kevin T. McVary, William A. Ricke +1
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases22 May 2026Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Full textGeneral medicinePMC
Case Report: Analysis of antimicrobial therapy and pharmaceutical care of mixed Aspergillus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection following renal transplantation: a case study
Jiao Zhang, Yue Zhao, Yang Peng +1
Frontiers in medicine16 Oct 2026Peer-reviewedCC BYFull textGeneral medicineEurope PMC

Cite

BibTeX RIS

BibTeX

@article{fukumori2026prostatic,
  title = {{Prostatic Abscess Secondary to Postoperative Wound Infection Caused by Mycobacterium mageritense}},
  author = {Yusuke Fukumori and Keiko Nishimura and Yoichiro Tohi and Yu Osaki and Mikio Sugimoto and Akio Aono and Satoshi Mitarai and Keisuke Kamada and Kyoko Yokota},
  journal = {Internal Medicine},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.2169/internalmedicine.6350-25},
  url = {https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/65/14/65_6350-25/_article},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prostatic Abscess Secondary to Postoperative Wound Infection Caused by Mycobacterium mageritense
AU  - Yusuke Fukumori
AU  - Keiko Nishimura
AU  - Yoichiro Tohi
AU  - Yu Osaki
AU  - Mikio Sugimoto
AU  - Akio Aono
AU  - Satoshi Mitarai
AU  - Keisuke Kamada
AU  - Kyoko Yokota
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/15
JO  - Internal Medicine
DO  - 10.2169/internalmedicine.6350-25
UR  - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/65/14/65_6350-25/_article
AB  - Mycobacterium mageritense is a species of rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) found in environmental sources, possibly causing skin, soft tissue, and intravascular device infections. We encountered a case of prostatic abscess caused by M. mageritense that developed three months after transurethral resection of a bladder tumor. The patient was treated with antibiotics and underwent radical cystectomy. Prostatic abscesses due to RGM are rare, but may sometimes be overlooked. Mycobacterial cultures may be helpful in the diagnosis of culture-negative prostatic abscesses following these procedures.
SN  - 1349-7235
SN  - 0918-2918
ER  -

Abstract

Related

Cite