Case report: Epididymal tuberculosis abscess in patient immunocompetent

Tuberculous epididymitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A 30-year-old patient, with a comorbidity of atrial fibrillation, presented with pain in the left testicular for 1 year. On physical examination revealed a patient febrile at 39 °C with a pain, Scrotal swelling. Laboratory tests, a hy...

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Published in:	Urology case reports Vol. 36; p. 101573
Main Authors:	Mostapha, Abdi El, Mahmoud, Al Afifi, Saleh, Nedjim Abdelkerim, Mohamed, Dakir, Adil, Debbagh, Rachid, Aboutaieb
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-05-2021 Elsevier
Subjects:	Abscess Cyst Epididymis Genito-urinary tuberculosis Inflammation and Infection Genito-urinary tuberculosis Epididymis Cyst Abscess
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Summary:	Tuberculous epididymitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A 30-year-old patient, with a comorbidity of atrial fibrillation, presented with pain in the left testicular for 1 year. On physical examination revealed a patient febrile at 39 °C with a pain, Scrotal swelling. Laboratory tests, a hyperleukocytosis at 25000/mm3, CRP at 160 mg/l. Scrotal ultrasound showed a Collection of fluid. Surgical exploration found an abscessed cyst at the expense of the epididymis. Due to the risk of epididymis neoplasia, surgery therapy ended up in the course of pharmacotherapy and not after 6 weeks as recommended by the studies.
ISSN:	2214-4420 2214-4420
DOI:	10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101573