A rare extrahepatic syndrome related to acute hepatitis type B: epididymitis in an adolescent.
Hepatitis B is a common, vaccine-preventable infection with high mortality and morbidity rates worldwide. Numerous extrahepatic syndromes have been described in patients with either acute or chronic viral hepatitis B. But there is no previous report of co-existence of HBV infection and epididymitis in the English literature. We would like to present and discuss a 12-year-old male patient with epididymitis that might be relation exist with an underlying acute hepatitis B infection.
Taşar
M A
MA
Department of Pediatrics, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Bostanci
I
I
Karabulut
B
B
Dallar
Y
Y
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents