Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent
Tuberculous epididymitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A 30-year-old patient, with a comorbidity of atrial fibrillation, presented with pain in the left testicular for 1 year. On physical examination revealed a patient febrile at 39 °C with a pain, Scrotal swelling. Laboratory tests, a hy...
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| author | Abdi El Mostapha Al Afifi Mahmoud Nedjim Abdelkerim Saleh Dakir Mohamed Debbagh Adil Aboutaieb Rachid |
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| description | Tuberculous epididymitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A 30-year-old patient, with a comorbidity of atrial fibrillation, presented with pain in the left testicular for 1 year. On physical examination revealed a patient febrile at 39 °C with a pain, Scrotal swelling. Laboratory tests, a hyperleukocytosis at 25000/mm3, CRP at 160 mg/l. Scrotal ultrasound showed a Collection of fluid. Surgical exploration found an abscessed cyst at the expense of the epididymis. Due to the risk of epididymis neoplasia, surgery therapy ended up in the course of pharmacotherapy and not after 6 weeks as recommended by the studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13aa3f0c87244267aeec5ecf0e197c762022-12-21T18:19:39ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202021-05-0136101573Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetentAbdi El Mostapha0Al Afifi Mahmoud1Nedjim Abdelkerim Saleh2Dakir Mohamed3Debbagh Adil4Aboutaieb Rachid5Corresponding author. 212 BD resistanceCasablanca, Morocco.; CHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, MoroccoCHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, MoroccoCHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, MoroccoCHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, MoroccoCHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, MoroccoCHU IBN ROCHD, Casablanca, MoroccoTuberculous epididymitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A 30-year-old patient, with a comorbidity of atrial fibrillation, presented with pain in the left testicular for 1 year. On physical examination revealed a patient febrile at 39 °C with a pain, Scrotal swelling. Laboratory tests, a hyperleukocytosis at 25000/mm3, CRP at 160 mg/l. Scrotal ultrasound showed a Collection of fluid. Surgical exploration found an abscessed cyst at the expense of the epididymis. Due to the risk of epididymis neoplasia, surgery therapy ended up in the course of pharmacotherapy and not after 6 weeks as recommended by the studies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021000139Genito-urinary tuberculosisCystAbscessEpididymis |
| spellingShingle | Abdi El Mostapha Al Afifi Mahmoud Nedjim Abdelkerim Saleh Dakir Mohamed Debbagh Adil Aboutaieb Rachid Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent Urology Case Reports Genito-urinary tuberculosis Cyst Abscess Epididymis |
| title | Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent |
| title_full | Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent |
| title_short | Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent |
| title_sort | case report epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent |
| topic | Genito-urinary tuberculosis Cyst Abscess Epididymis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442021000139 |
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