Journals / Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations / 2012 / Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 1

Brucellar epididymoorchitis: A case report

Brusella epididimorşiti: Bir olgu sunumu

Pages
117–120
Publication Date
2022-10-18
DOI
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Brucella epididymoorchitis should be kept in mind for the etiology of epididymoorchitis resistant to standard therapeutic approach especially in our country where Brucellosis is endemic.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Epididymoorchitis caused by Brucella species is a rare infection.
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Key Findings & Data:We present a-34-year-old male admitted to our outpatient clinic with right testicular swelling and pain, high fewer, malaise, arthralgia, myalgia for ten days and hospitalized with prediagnosis epididymoorchitis.
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Conclusion & Impact:Brucella epididymoorchitis should be kept in mind for the etiology of epididymoorchitis resistant to standard therapeutic approach especially in our country where Brucellosis is endemic.
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Abstract

Epididymoorchitis caused by Brucella species is a rare infection. Although the most common genitourinary involvement of brucellosis is epididymoorchitis, other findings may also occur. Clinical and serological data are sufficient for the diagnosis. We present a-34-year-old male admitted to our outpatient clinic with right testicular swelling and pain, high fewer, malaise, arthralgia, myalgia for ten days and hospitalized with prediagnosis epididymoorchitis. Testicle ultrasonography showed hipoechoic right testicular mass. Tumor markers were measured and found within the normal limits. Doxycycline and rifampicin were administered for six weeks and recovered uneventfully. Brucella epididymoorchitis should be kept in mind for the etiology of epididymoorchitis resistant to standard therapeutic approach especially in our country where Brucellosis is endemic.

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Brucella türlerinin neden olduğu epididimoorşit nadir bir infeksiyondur. Brusellozda en sık genitoüriner tutulum epididimoorşit olmasına rağmen genelde kendisini brusellanın diğer bulgularıyla beraber gösterir. Tanıda klinik ve serolojik veriler yeterlidir. 34 yaşında erkek hasta, 10 gündür devam eden sağ testiste şişlik ve ağrı, yüksek ateş, halsizlik, miyalji ve atralji şikayetleriyle üroloji polikliniğine başvurdu ve epididimorşit ön tanısıyla üroloji servisine yatırıldı. Testis ultrasonografisinde, sağ testiste hipoekoik görünümde kitle görüldü. Tümör belirteçleri normal sınırlarda bulundu. Hastaya altı hafta süreyle doksisiklin ve rifampisin verildi ve sorunsuz iyileşti. Ülkemizde olduğu gibi brusellanın endemik olduğu yerlerde standart tedavilere dirençli epididimorşitlerin etyolojisinde Brusella epididimorşiti akılda tutulmalıdır.

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ARMAĞAN, A., TEPELER, A., ÖNOL, Ş. Y., ERDEM, M. R., TOPAKTAŞ, R., ERSÖZ, C., POLAT, E. C. (2022). Brucellar epididymoorchitis: A case report. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Investigations, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 1, 117–120. https://ajindex.com/articles/561915

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