title: Coccidioidomycosis of the epididymis.
abstract: A rare case of coccidioidomycosis involving the epididymis is described and compared with the 12 clinically diagnosed cases reported in the literature. With 1 exception, the disease appeared to be limited to the genital organs and the adjacent tissue. Surgical excision of the involved tissue appeared to be curative. Bilateral epididymal involvement occurred in 4 cases and it was the cause of the treatment failure in 2 of the 3 cases in which the local disease was treated unsuccessfully by surgery. The efficacy of antifungal chemotherapy remains to be determined.
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003047:Coccidioidomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B