title: Brucellar Testicular Abscess Presenting as a Testicular Mass: Can Color Doppler Sonography be used in Differentiation?
abstract: Brucellosis is an endemic disease in various regions of the world. Testicular abscess is a very rare complication of brucellosis which can be misdiagnosed as a testicular mass and may lead to unnecessary orchiectomy. To our knowledge there are only eight reported cases in the literature of a brucellar testicular abscess. We present a case of testicular abscess due to brucellosis diagnosed with serologic tests and color Doppler sonography, and treated with antibiotics and fine needle aspiration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Furkan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kocyigit
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cihan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turkcuer
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Serinken
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevzat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karabulut
keywords: Abscess; brucellosis; color Doppler sonography; testicular; ultrasonography