Brucellar Testicular Abscess Presenting as a Testicular Mass: Can Color Doppler Sonography be used in Differentiation?
SUMMARY: 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...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-03-01
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| Series: | Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316600109 |
| Summary: | SUMMARY: 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. Key words: Abscess, brucellosis, color Doppler sonography, testicular, ultrasonography |
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| ISSN: | 2452-2473 |