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ArticleCureus2025

Scrotal Abscess in a Patient With Chronic Kidney Disease and a Chronic Foley Catheter: A Case Report.

Chukwuemeka E Ogbu, Kevin Le, Stella C Ogbu, Toyin Ingram, Byron Ingram

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chukwuemeka E OgbuInternal Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, USA.
Kevin LeInternal Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, USA.
Stella C OgbuInternal Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, USA.
Toyin IngramInternal Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, USA.
Byron IngramInternal Medicine, Cape Fear Valley Health, Fayetteville, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic Foley catheter use significantly increases the risk of scrotal abscesses, particularly in patients with comorbidities that impair immune function, such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). We report a case of a 56-year-old male with type II diabetes, CKD, and a chronic indwelling Foley catheter who presented with progressive scrotal swelling and pain. Cultures identified

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ckdfoley catheterscrotal abscessscrotal swellinguti

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PMID40065897
PMCPMC11891501

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