A Case Study of a Rapidly Progressive Cellulitis of the Penis and Scrotum in a Two-Month-Old Infant

Michael A Larsen; Alexander H Hogan; Hassan El Chebib

doi:10.7759/cureus.32255

A Case Study of a Rapidly Progressive Cellulitis of the Penis and Scrotum in a Two-Month-Old Infant

Cureus. 2022 Dec 6;14(12):e32255. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32255. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Authors

Michael A Larsen¹, Alexander H Hogan^{2

3}, Hassan El Chebib^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Pediatrics, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, North Haven, USA.
² Pediatrics, Division of Hospital Medicine, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, USA.
³ Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA.
⁴ Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, USA.
⁵ Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA.
⁶ Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program, University of Connecticut, Hartford, USA.

Abstract

A two-month-old infant presented with rapidly progressive cellulitis of the penis and scrotum without a history of trauma, circumcision, or previous infection. After multiple failed antibiotic regimens covering common pathogens associated with cellulitis, a combination of ceftazidime and clindamycin was used to treat his infection. The previous evidence of anaerobic bacteria being implicated in male genitourinary infections and the antibiotic course necessary in this patient's treatment indicate that infantile scrotal cellulitis could require a distinct approach from typical skin and soft tissue infections.

Keywords: case study; cellulitis; infant; penis; penis and scrotum; rapidly progressive cellulitis; scrotum.

Publication types

Case Reports