Epididymo-Orchitis Caused by Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease In Adults

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 3, 97 - 100

Arif Cengiz Gültekin

https://doi.org/10.58854/jicm.1389854

Öz

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is predominantly recognized as a childhood disease and is not generally anticipated to manifest in adults. In addition to inducing symptoms such as fever, herpangina, and distal-extremity rashes, HFMD can also lead to rare complications such as encephalitis and onychomadesis. Epididymo-orchitis, however, is not considered an expected complication of HFMD.
In our case, a patient diagnosed with HFMD presented with testicular pain four days later, and epididymo-orchitis was subsequently identified in the patient initially suspected of testicular torsion. Cases of Coxsackie virus-related epididymo-orchitis have been reported in the literature, and these cases can be mistaken for torsion, thereby posing the risk of unnecessary surgical interventions. Testicular pain in a young adult with a history of HFMD should be considered a potential diagnosis of viral epididymo-orchitis.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Hand, Footh, and Mouth Disease, Epididymo-Orchitis, Coxasckie virus

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