Detection of orchitis and sacroiliitis due to brucellosis by 99mTc polyclonal human immunoglobulin scintigraphy.
Here, we report 1 case of Brucella orchitis detected by 99mTc human immunoglobulin scintigraphy and confirmed by testicular ultrasound. A 29-year-old farmer was admitted to our hospital with fever, fatigue, arthralgia, and painful scrotal swelling that had appeared 12 days before admission. Clinically, right sacroiliitis was recorded through the Fabere test Unilateral sacroiliitis and orchitis were detected by 99mTc human immunoglobulin scintigraphy. Hypoechoic left testicular lesions and swelling of the concurrent epididymis were seen on a testicular ultrasound examination. Wright agglutination test and blood specimen culture for Brucella species were positive.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Umraniye Education and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. kadanali@atauni.edu.tr
Ayten
A
Kadanali
Hatice
H
Uslu
Rezan
R
Bayraktar
Erhan
E
Varoglu
D000328:Adult; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D058566:Sacroiliitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D013667:Technetium; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
D007136:Immunoglobulins; D013667:Technetium