[Streptococcus pyogenes: a rare etiology of non-gonococcal urethritis and balanitis in the adult]

Med Mal Infect. 2006 Mar;36(3):170-1. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2005.10.008. Epub 2005 Nov 23.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Urethritis and balanitis due to S. pyogenes are very uncommon. The authors report the case of a 22 year-old male patient, presenting with this association, the first case reported in France. There was no associated STD.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Balanitis / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Military Personnel
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexual Abstinence
  • Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcus pyogenes / isolation & purification*
  • Urethritis / microbiology*