OBJECTIVE: To report one case of penile abscess, with special reference to diagnostic and therapeuticaspects.METHODS: One case of penile abscess is presented in a patient referred for penile swelling.RESULTS: During surgical exploration it showed to be acorpora cavernosum rupture with drainage of a small volumeof purulent fluid.CONCLUSIONS: Penile abscess is uncommon. Highfrequency ultrasonography is a reliable diagnostic imaging method. We were able to incise the affected area of the corpus cavernosum and glans safely, and with appropriate antibiotics this patient was treated successfully