Azoospermia caused by typhoid fever. A case report.
A case of a typhoid fever patient with azoospermia is reported. Before typhoid fever, the semen analyses indicated an oligozoospermia (6.4 million/ml). Degree of fever up to 41.2 degrees C during 10 days was enough to suppress spermatogenesis, resulting in an azoospermic state. After the fever ceased, the spermatogenesis recovered and sperm production functioned normally after +/- 3 months. The situation corresponds with the time needed for spermatogenesis as previously reported.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000209:etiology*; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000150:complications*; D014783:Viscosity