[Brucellar orchiepididymitis in acute brucellosis].
The most frequent orchiepididymitis are those of non-specific infectious nature. Specific and granulomatous forms are rarer. Brucellar orchiepididymitis is an uncommon cause of specific infection of the testis and the epididymis. It occurs in around 5-10% of all brucellosis as a result of urine brucellas removal or as a blood-borne septic metastasis. In our experience with a total of 150 acute orchiepididymitis studied in 7 years, we have observed only one case of brucellar epididymitis. The one case being reported happened to a 23-year old shepherd who was referred to the emergency service because of an evening fever of 3 months evolution, associated with pain over the last 4 days and increased size of right teste.
Romero Pérez
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Servicio Urología, Hospital Marina Alta, Denia, Alicante.
Navarro Ibañez
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Amat Cecilia
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Villanueva García
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*