He paid the ultimate price.
Doctors in Lebanon say they have treated a 38-year-old man who contracted an unusual bacterial infection in his penis after eating rice and having “vigorous intercourse” with his wife. The incident — “the first case in the literature describing such an entity” — was detailed this month in Annals of Medicine & Surgery.
A few hours after being intimate, the unidentified man suffered severe diarrhea and vomiting. He then experienced penile swelling and redness for about a week before seeking medical help.
Doctors at the American University of Beirut Medical Center examined his crusted penis, took a swab and pointed to Bacillus cereus, a bacterium found in soil, vegetation and contaminated foods such as heated rice and vegetables.
About 63,400 cases of Bacillus cereus disease are reported each year in the U.S., according to the Food and Drug Administration. The condition is known as “fried rice syndrome” because if rice is left out at room temperature, it can produce toxins that cause diarrhea and vomiting. Heating does not destroy toxins.
Symptoms appear within six to 15 hours, with most people recovering within a day. However, this case is exceptional.
“The recovery of B. cereus from penile infection in our patient reveals the first case of such an unusual infection,” the case report stated.
The father of two reported eating rice with his family the day before he began experiencing symptoms. His wife said she was asymptomatic.
“The patient denied having any trauma to the penis or cracks, or any accidental bites during sexual intercourse,” the doctors wrote.
They suspect he contaminated his penis with vomit and diarrhea after sex with his wife – “likely the source of the skin infection”.
The man was to abstain from sex and masturbation and apply fusidic acid ointment, a prescription antibiotic, to his penis three times a day after gently washing and drying the area.
His condition appeared to be completely resolved at his one-month check-up.
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