Testicular abscess an unusual cause for febrile neutropenia.
Among patients who require ongoing chemotherapy for metastatic disease, it is very unusual for surgical complications to delay the initiation of chemotherapy. We describe a patient who developed febrile neutropenia with testicular abscess when treated with BEP 2 weeks following inguinal orchiectomy.
Department of Oncology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. talgrenader65@hotmail.com
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D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000009:adverse effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000009:adverse effects; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology*; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin