CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 243-245

An accidental finding of a penile abscess in a febrile sickle cell anaemia child following circumcision


Department of Paediatrics, Consultant Paediatrician, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria

Correspondence Address:
Aliyu Ibrahim
Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.126370

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Circumcision is an age-long tradition in Africa. Both sexes are often circumcised; however, female circumcision has significantly reduced in some African societies while the practice of male circumcision still continues. Be that as it may, there are documented health benefits of male circumcision such as less risk of urinary tract infection, penile cancer, and transmission of human papilloma viral infection; however, if poorly done it may have severe complications such as bleeding, penile infections (tetanus) and abscess, and penile amputation. Circumcision is commonly done by traditional barbers in many African communities where health facilities are scares; therefore, if their practices are not regulated and improved the risk of complication is heightened. Though complications may set in following circumcision in hospital especially where proper patient preparation and infection control measures are not put in place. Penile abscess may occur in sickle cell anemic patients following priapism or its medical intervention; this may be due to haematogeneous bacterial seeding of necrotic penile tissues or direct inoculation following therapeutic intervention such as intracorporeal injection. However, a 6-year-old sickle cell anemic boy diagnosed with vaso-occlusive crisis but later noticed to have penile abscess following circumcision done in a hospital is reported.


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