An unusual presentation of tuberculous epididymo-orchitis: case report.
An Asian man initially presented with a urethral discharge caused by lower urinary tract infection, which was followed by acute epididymo-orchitis. This responded well to antibiotics but was followed by a less acute form of epididymo-orchitis, which did not respond to antibiotics and which tissue biopsy showed to be tuberculous. The inflammatory injury of acute epididymo-orchitis may have activated a silent tuberculous focus in the epididymis, which led to the subsequent subacute tuberculous epididymo-orchitis.
D000328:Adult; D004822:Epididymis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008911:Minocycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009920:Orchitis / Q000150:complications*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D014389:Tuberculosis, Male Genital / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D008911:Minocycline