Testicular microlithiasis with sterility.
A case report of male infertility associated with testicular microlithiasis is presented. This rare condition has not previously been associated with infertility. A variable maturation arrest was observed in the spermatogenic epithelium. The question of whether the microliths are the cause of the infertility or whether both conditions are the result of some unknown agent must await further elucidation.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002137:Calculi / Q000473:pathology*; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012670:Seminiferous Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D012671:Seminiferous Tubules / Q000473:pathology; D013091:Spermatogenesis; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*