Three cases of xanthogranulomatous epididymitis caused by E. coli.
Xanthogranulomatous epididymitis is an uncommon but benign process, characterized by tissue destruction and the accumulation of abundant foamy macrophages mixed with lymphocytes and plasma cells. The pathogens generally found to cause xanthogranulomatous inflammation have been Proteus and E. coli. We identified such a pathogen by sequencing divergent regions of 16S rRNA, followed by pathogen-specific-PCR using alr, ipaH, ial, and iuc primer pairs in DNA microdissected from an H&E stained slide. We report here three cases of xanthogranulomatous epididymitis caused by E. coli.
Kang
Taek Won
TW
Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, #5 Hak-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-749, Republic of Korea.
Lee
Kyung Hwa
KH
Piao
Cheng Zhe
CZ
Yun
Ki Jung
KJ
Joo
Hee Jae
HJ
Park
Kwang Sung
KS
Choi
Yoo Duk
YD
Juhng
Sang Woo
SW
Choi
Chan
C
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004822:Epididymis / Q000382:microbiology; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000382:microbiology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000382:microbiology*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S