title: Epididymoorchitis and pancytopenia caused by brucellosis.
abstract: A 15 year old boy presented with fever and acute painful scrotal swelling. Complete blood count showed pancytopenia. Serum brucella antibodies were positive. Pancytopenia and epididymoorchitis are rare complications of brucellosis and clinicians must consider this entity in the differential diagnosis of adolescents with epididiymoorchitis associated with pancytopenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcuimam University, Kahramanmaras, 46050, Turkey. ekremguler@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ekrem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guler
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ucmak
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gul
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010808:Physical Examination; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline; D013307:Streptomycin