Successful interferon-alpha 2 a therapy for a patient with acute mumps orchitis.
Involvement of one or both gonads in postpuberty mumps is common and can often lead to infertility. Our report discusses the course of disease of a patient with acute mumps orchitis. Only 2 days after administration of interferon, clinical symptoms had drastically improved, and the infection subsided without any after-effects. We therefore recommend immediate interferon therapy, as soon as postpuberty mumps manifests, to prevent testicular atrophy and resulting infertility.
Rüther
U
U
Department of General Internal Medicine, Katharinenhospital, Stuttgart, Germany.
Stilz
S
S
Röhl
E
E
Nunnensiek
C
C
Rassweiler
J
J
Dörr
U
U
Jipp
P
P
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009107:Mumps / Q000150:complications*; D009920:Orchitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins