title: Brucellar testicular abscess: a rare cause of testicular mass.
abstract: Brucellosis is an endemic disease in Turkey, and testicular abscess is a rare and frequently misdiagnosed complication of brucellosis. In the literature there are only seven reported cases, and all were treated with both medical and surgical therapy. We report a case of brucellar testicular abscess treated with medical therapy only. Although the patient recovered clinically at the end of 6 weeks, the regression of the testicular lesion could not be observed until after 5 months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Balikligol State Hospital, 34303, Sanliurfa, Turkey. yemisenmucahit@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mucahit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yemisen
authors.forename: Ekrem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karakas
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karakas
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin