Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis
Brucella may cause testicular masses, which may be confused with a testicular tumour. We present the case of a man with fever and oedema in the scrotum. Ultrasound and colour Doppler ultrasound with a 6 to 15 MHz high-frequency linear-array transducer was performed, revealing bilateral scrotal wall...
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| author | N.G. Vallianou K. Melaki F. Constantinou V. Gennimata E. Kokkinakis |
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| description | Brucella may cause testicular masses, which may be confused with a testicular tumour. We present the case of a man with fever and oedema in the scrotum. Ultrasound and colour Doppler ultrasound with a 6 to 15 MHz high-frequency linear-array transducer was performed, revealing bilateral scrotal wall oedema, heterogeneous echo texture and slightly increased vascularization of the right testis, with hypoechoic lesions characterized by hypervascular margins and no flow within them. These findings were compatible with testicular abscesses. Three blood cultures grew Brucella melitensis, so the patient received treatment with doxycycline and rifampin for 8 weeks, which resulted in disappearance of the testicular abscesses. Keywords: Brucella melitensis, genitourinary brucellosis, testicular abscess, zoonosis, stuartii |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1c8891bf33fc4a0190714dfef289bf772022-12-21T19:56:44ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752018-11-012612Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensisN.G. Vallianou0K. Melaki1F. Constantinou2V. Gennimata3E. Kokkinakis4Corresponding author: N. G. Vallianou, Evangelismos General Hospital, 5 Pyramidon str, 19005, Municipality of Marathonas, Athens, Greece.; Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, GreeceEvangelismos General Hospital, Athens, GreeceEvangelismos General Hospital, Athens, GreeceEvangelismos General Hospital, Athens, GreeceEvangelismos General Hospital, Athens, GreeceBrucella may cause testicular masses, which may be confused with a testicular tumour. We present the case of a man with fever and oedema in the scrotum. Ultrasound and colour Doppler ultrasound with a 6 to 15 MHz high-frequency linear-array transducer was performed, revealing bilateral scrotal wall oedema, heterogeneous echo texture and slightly increased vascularization of the right testis, with hypoechoic lesions characterized by hypervascular margins and no flow within them. These findings were compatible with testicular abscesses. Three blood cultures grew Brucella melitensis, so the patient received treatment with doxycycline and rifampin for 8 weeks, which resulted in disappearance of the testicular abscesses. Keywords: Brucella melitensis, genitourinary brucellosis, testicular abscess, zoonosis, stuartiihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300702 |
| spellingShingle | N.G. Vallianou K. Melaki F. Constantinou V. Gennimata E. Kokkinakis Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis New Microbes and New Infections |
| title | Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_full | Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_fullStr | Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_short | Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis |
| title_sort | testicular abscesses due to brucella melitensis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300702 |
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