Abstract
Epididymoorchitis caused by Brucella species is a rare infection. In this report two cases of epididymoorchitis due to brucellosis are presented with their clinical and laboratory findings. The patients complained of fever, and painful testicles with swelling, the duration of which varied between 7 to 10 days. They had unilateral epididymoorchitis. Brucellosis was diagnosed serologically in all patients, whereas Brucella spp. was isolated from the blood culture of one patient. One patient was given rifampicin and doxycycline, and the other streptomycin, doxycycline and rifampicin. In all cases, complete resolution was achieved with medical treatment and relapse did not occur. Brucellosis should be considered in differential diagnosis of epididymoorchitis in endemic areas. Key words: Brucellosis, epididymoorchitis, Brucella spp
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Abstract
Brucella türlerinin neden olduğu epididimoorşit nadir bir enfeksiyondur. Bu makalede bruselloza bağlı gelişen iki epididimoorşit olgusunun klinik ve laboratuvar bulguları sunulmuştur. Tüm olgularda ateş, testis ağrısı ve şişliği vardı. Hastaların yakınmalarının süresi 7-10 gün arasında değişmekteydi. Hastaların hepsinde tek yanlı epididimoorşit vardı. Bruselloz tanısı tüm olgularda serolojik olarak konuldu. Bir hastada kan kültüründen Brucella spp. izole edildi. Olgulardan biri rifampisin ve doksisiklin tedavisi ile iyileşti, diğeri ise streptomisin, doksisiklin ve rifampisin ile tedavi edildi. Tüm olgularda medikal tedavi ile tam iyileşme sağlandı ve relaps izlenmedi. Endemik bölgelerde epididimoorşitle başvuran hastalarda bruselloz ayırıcı tanıda göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır
Keywords
References
- Young EJ. Brucella species. In: Mandell GL, Dolin R, Bennett
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- Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study of 26 cases and review
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- Yetkin MA, Erdinc FS, Bulut C, Tulek N. Epididymoorchitis
- due to brusellosis in central Anatolia, Turkey. Urol Int
- ;75:235-238.
- Reisman EM, Colquitt LA, Childers J, Preminger GM. Brucella
- orchitis: a rare cause of testicular enlargement. J Urol
- ;143:821-822.
- Canda AE, Akay O, Gürkan L, ve ark. Brucella Epididimoor-
- şiti: Ağrı bölgesinde saptanan 4 olgunun sunumu. Türkiye
- Ekopatoloji Dergisi 2006;12:17-21
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Case Reports |
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| Publication Date | May 9, 2015 |
| Submission Date | May 9, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015 Volume: 42 Issue: 1 |