Acute scrotum secondary to filarial infection: a case report

A 23-year-old man immigrated from Sri Lanka came to our observation for an acute painful volume increase of the right scrotum without fever. Clinical examination suggested a diagnosis of testis torsion. An exploratory surgical procedure was performed. An inflammatory spermatic cord and epididymis wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International urology and nephrology 2002, Vol.34 (3), p.385-386
Hauptverfasser:	Pacella, Mauro, Corbu, Carlo, Naselli, Angelo, Quilici, Paolo, Carmignani, Giorgio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adult Animals Diagnosis, Differential Diethylcarbamazine - therapeutic use Elephantiasis, Filarial - diagnosis Elephantiasis, Filarial - drug therapy Filaricides - therapeutic use Genital Diseases, Male - diagnosis Genital Diseases, Male - parasitology Genital Diseases, Male - surgery Humans Male Scrotum - parasitology Spermatic Cord Torsion - diagnosis Wuchereria bancrofti - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	A 23-year-old man immigrated from Sri Lanka came to our observation for an acute painful volume increase of the right scrotum without fever. Clinical examination suggested a diagnosis of testis torsion. An exploratory surgical procedure was performed. An inflammatory spermatic cord and epididymis with a purple nodule of the middle portion were found. The nodule was excised and sent to pathologist that diagnosed a filarial infection. The patient was successfully treated with diethylcarbamazine.
ISSN:	0301-1623 1573-2584
DOI:	10.1023/A:1024479402814