Testicular lymphocytic vasculitis treated with prednisolone and azathioprine.
Testicular vasculitis is a rare condition and little is known about its morphological features. Herein, we report a case of testicular lymphocytic vasculitis, which is rarely documented, in an elderly man. He presented with left testicular swelling and fever, but without any signs of other organ involvement. He was effectively treated with prednisolone and azathioprine. This case report offers information related to the disease course and the importance of biopsy.
a Department of General Internal Medicine , Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital , Kobe, Hyogo , Japan.
Yohei
Y
Kanzawa
b Department of Pathology , Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital , Kobe, Hyogo , Japan.
Yukihiro
Y
Imai
a Department of General Internal Medicine , Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital , Kobe, Hyogo , Japan.
Yasushi
Y
Mizuno
a Department of General Internal Medicine , Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital , Kobe, Hyogo , Japan.
Hiroaki
H
Nishioka
D000368:Aged; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine
Lymphocytic vasculitis; Prednisolone; Testicular vasculitis