title: Epididymitis caused by coxsackievirus A6 in association with hand, foot, and mouth disease.
abstract: Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) caused hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) with a unique manifestation of epididymitis. The patient underwent operation due to suspicion of testicular torsion. Epididymitis was diagnosed by ultrasound examination. Enterovirus was detected from epididymal fluid by PCR and typed by partial sequencing of viral protein 1 as CV-A6.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland tytti.vuorinen@utu.fi.
authors.forename: Tytti
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vuorinen
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Riikka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Osterback
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Jani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuisma
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Control, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ylipalosaari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004770:Enterovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004822:Epididymis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006232:Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral