Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum
A 66-year-old man presented with asymptomatic right testicular swelling. He was known to be infected with HIV and was non-adherent to treatment. He was recently treated for nasal leishmaniasis. Surgical drainage was performed and eventually, an orchiectomy was required. A post-mortem diagnosis was m...
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| author | Valberto Sanha Gynara Rezende Gonzalez do Valle Barbosa Bruna Miranda Rafael H. Bastos Alessandro C. Pasqualotto |
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| description | A 66-year-old man presented with asymptomatic right testicular swelling. He was known to be infected with HIV and was non-adherent to treatment. He was recently treated for nasal leishmaniasis. Surgical drainage was performed and eventually, an orchiectomy was required. A post-mortem diagnosis was made of disseminated histoplasmosis. Testicular infection due to H. capsulatum is rare, with only a few cases being reported. Here we present a case of testicular histoplasmosis, followed by a literature review. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3de9ff3fea464ce3b93271569d5bcd6a2022-12-22T01:26:54ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392022-09-013747Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatumValberto Sanha0Gynara Rezende Gonzalez do Valle Barbosa1Bruna Miranda2Rafael H. Bastos3Alessandro C. Pasqualotto4Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilSanta Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilSanta Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilSanta Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, BrazilFederal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Corresponding author. Molecular biology laboratory at Santa Casa de Misericordia de Porto Alegre. Av Independencia 155, Hospital Dom Vicente Scherer, heliponto, Porto Alegre, 90150-075, Brazil. Tel.: +55 51 999951614.A 66-year-old man presented with asymptomatic right testicular swelling. He was known to be infected with HIV and was non-adherent to treatment. He was recently treated for nasal leishmaniasis. Surgical drainage was performed and eventually, an orchiectomy was required. A post-mortem diagnosis was made of disseminated histoplasmosis. Testicular infection due to H. capsulatum is rare, with only a few cases being reported. Here we present a case of testicular histoplasmosis, followed by a literature review.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753922000227Disseminated histoplasmosisTesticular histoplasmosisOrchiepididymitis histoplasmosis |
| spellingShingle | Valberto Sanha Gynara Rezende Gonzalez do Valle Barbosa Bruna Miranda Rafael H. Bastos Alessandro C. Pasqualotto Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum Medical Mycology Case Reports Disseminated histoplasmosis Testicular histoplasmosis Orchiepididymitis histoplasmosis |
| title | Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum |
| title_full | Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum |
| title_fullStr | Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum |
| title_short | Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum |
| title_sort | epididymo orchitis caused by histoplasma capsulatum |
| topic | Disseminated histoplasmosis Testicular histoplasmosis Orchiepididymitis histoplasmosis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753922000227 |
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