Orchitis and testicular abscess formation caused by non‐typhoid Salmonellosis

Ejlertsen, Tove; Jensen, Hanna K.

doi:10.1111/j.1699-0463.1990.tb01035.x

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“…18 In humans several cases of orchitis due to salmonella have been reported. 7,11,21 The gross and microscopic genital lesions observed in this study, mainly epididymo-orchitis followed by abscess formation, are in agreement with those described as characteristic of genital involvement in human salmonellosis. 1,7,11,21 The vascular changes (petechiae, echymoses, thrombosis) observed in several organs at necropsy suggest that Salmonella-filled macrophages may have transported the organism from genitalia to lymph nodes, and further multiplication might have caused septicemia, with location of bacteria in many organs and death by endotoxic shock and DIC.…”

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“…5,14,18 In humans, however, Salmonella species is frequently isolated from suppurative testicular lesions, as an extraintestinal complication of enteric salmonellosis 1,21 or in cases of unique testis involvement. 7,11 Arizona group of organisms, designed as subgenus III of genus Salmonella, 15 are divided into 2 subspecies: S. enterica subsp. arizonae (subsp.…”

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“…Orchitis associated with Salmonella species has been rarely reported in animals 5,14,18 . In humans, however, Salmonella species is frequently isolated from suppurative testicular lesions, as an extraintestinal complication of enteric salmonellosis 1,21 or in cases of unique testis involvement 7,11 15 are divided into 2 subspecies: S. enterica subsp.…”

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“…Salmonella abortus-equi has been isolated from orchitis cases in a stallion 14 and S. gallinarum in a fowl 18 . In humans several cases of orchitis due to salmonella have been reported 7,11,21 …”

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Unilateral Orchitis and Epididymitis Caused by Salmonella Enterica Subspecies Diarizonae Infection in a Ram

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A case of unilateral suppurative epididymo-orchitis associated with Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae serovar 61:k:1,5,(7) infection is described in a 2-year-old ram. Gross lesions were characterized by severe enlargement of the scrotal contents, fibrous adhesions between testicular layers, coexistence of epididymal abscesses and foci of fibrinous exudate, and testicular atrophy. Microscopically, testicular and epididymal microabscesses and diffuse inflammatory infiltrates with abundant macrophages containing short Gram-negative rods were observed. Superimposed on the chronic lesions were fibrin deposits with clusters of neutrophils, as well as walled-off granulation tissue. Bacterial colonies were also identified in thrombosed spermatic cord vessels, scrotal lymph nodes, lung, and liver. S. enterica subsp. diarizonae serovar 61:k:1,5,(7) was isolated from the affected testis. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of infection of the testis and epididymis by Salmonella in rams. This organism must be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of ovine genital infections.

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Unilateral Orchitis and Epididymitis Caused by Salmonella Enterica Subspecies Diarizonae Infection in a Ram

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“…However, Salmonella spp. were commonly isolated from suppurative testicular lesions as an extraintestinal complication of enteric salmonellosis in humans [14,15], or in unique testis association cases [16]. Genito-urinary tract involvement is infrequent and is often combined with congenital abnormalities, immunosuppression, and malignancy as reported in several cases by the New York Salmonella Center [2].…”

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Salmonella Typhimurium Triggered Unilateral Epididymo-Orchitis and Splenomegaly in a Holstein Bull in Assiut, Egypt: A Case Report

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This report illustrates, for the first time, a case of unilateral orchitis and epididymitis in a Holstein-Friesian bull, associated with Salmonella enterica infection (Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium). A one and a half-year-old Holstein-Friesian bull had arrived at the Veterinary Hospital of Assiut University suffering from anorexia accompanied with persistent fever, which did not respond to oxytetracycline and flunixin meglumine injection for 15 days. Gross examination revealed left scrotal enlargement (three times its normal size), heat sensation, and induration of the testis and epididymis, which was painful on external palpation. Microbiological and pathological examinations of the left testicle, epididymis, and spleen samples were performed. S. Typhimurium was recovered from the affected tissues and its critical virulence genes (stn, avrA and sopB) were identified. Pathological examination revealed a unilateral necrotizing intratubular pyogranulomatus orchitis and epididymitis with severe peri-orchitis. In addition, splenomegaly with a firm and large whitish nodular capsular structure associated with different stages of granulomatous reaction around the white and red pulp. To the authors’ knowledge, this report is the first isolation of S. Typhimurium from the epididymis and testicles of a Holstein-Friesian bull. These results highlight the importance of including S. Typhimurium among the health disorders associated with stressful situations in bovine with orchitis and or/epididymitis. In Egypt, Salmonella spp. infection as being enzootic with high probability of dissemination should be considered one of genital health problems among cattle farms.

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Non-neoplastic diseases of the testis

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Paniagua²

2008

Urologic Surgical Pathology

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Orchitis and testicular abscess formation caused by non‐typhoid Salmonellosis

Abstract: The case of a 36‐year‐old man with epididymo‐orchitis followed by testicular abscess formation 4 weeks later due to Salmonella berta is reported, and the literature on orchitis and testicular abscesses caused by non‐typhoid Salmonella is reviewed.

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Unilateral Orchitis and Epididymitis Caused by Salmonella Enterica Subspecies Diarizonae Infection in a Ram

Unilateral Orchitis and Epididymitis Caused by Salmonella Enterica Subspecies Diarizonae Infection in a Ram

Salmonella Typhimurium Triggered Unilateral Epididymo-Orchitis and Splenomegaly in a Holstein Bull in Assiut, Egypt: A Case Report

Non-neoplastic diseases of the testis

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