Author(s): Jinendra Satiya, Jacqueline Mulee, Daniel Baldor, Jason Yarsley, Daniel Lichtstein
In
the
elderly
(over
the
age
of
50),
the
risk
of
urinary
tract
infections
is
estimated
at
8%
per
year
in
men.
Anatomic
abnormalities
such
as
prostatic
hypertroph
y
,
leading
to
urinary
retention
is
considered
as
the
main
reason.
Pyomyositis
is
an
uncommon
condition
of
optical
urethrotom
y
,
especially
in
patients
who
have
received
local
radiation
therapy
in
the
past.
T
ill
date
no
cases
of
pectineus
muscle
abscess
and
only
two
cases
of
obturator
externus
muscle
abscess
have
been
reported
in
the
literature,
with
only
one
developing
as
a
result
of
genitourinary
intervention
such
as
urethrotom
y
.
Case
p
r
esentation:
Here
we
are
presenting
a
case
of
a
very
unusual
and
serious
complication
in
an
elderly
man
presenting
with
urosepsis
several
months
after
unde
r
going
urethrotom
y
.
Conclusion:
Elderly
men have
an
increased
risk
of
sepsis,
higher
than
that
in
women
with
UTI.