A Young Man with Bilateral Testicular Pain and Swelling

A Young Man with Bilateral Testicular Pain and Swelling

A 17-year-old male diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) at the age of six months presented to the endocrine clinic with pain and swelling in both testes. When he was seven years old he developed signs of precocious puberty and was treated with triptorelin 3.75 mg (intramuscular) once...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oman medical journal 2016-11, Vol.31 (6), p.459-459
Hauptverfasser: Rajaratnam , Simon, Al Musalhi , Hilal, Akter , Roushon Ara, Al Busaidi , Noor
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adrenogenital syndrome
Diagnosis
Diseases
DISEASES OF THE GENITAL SYSTEM
MALE GENITAL SYSTEM
MEN
ORCHITIS
Pain
Sexual disorders
SWELLING
Treatment
Young adults
أمراض الجهاز التناسلي
إلتهاب الخصية
الإنتفاخ
الجهاز التناسلي الذكري
الرجال
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Zusammenfassung:A 17-year-old male diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) at the age of six months presented to the endocrine clinic with pain and swelling in both testes. When he was seven years old he developed signs of precocious puberty and was treated with triptorelin 3.75 mg (intramuscular) once a month between 2007 and 2011. He was asked to continue long-term treatment with hydrocortisone (three times daily) 10/5/5 mg and fludrocortisone 100 mg (once daily). However, he was not regular with his medication.
ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.12816/0034150