Serious Complications of Tuberculous Epididymitis

Skoutelis, Athanasios; Marangos, Markos; Petsas, Theodoros; Chionis, I.; Barbalias, George A.; Bassaris, Harry P.

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“…42 Infertility is a major problem for young patients who have contracted tuberculous epididymitis. Especially immunocompromised patients are more prone to the formation of prostatic abscess with no evidence of disease elsewhere.…”

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Male genital tuberculosis

Çek¹

2009

Tuberculosis

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Male genital tuberculosis

Çek¹

2009

Tuberculosis

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“…Zusammen mit einer unspezifi− schen Symptomatologie verlängert sich die Zeit zwischen der ersten Manifestation der Krankheit und einer endgültigen Diag− nose. Dies macht die Komplikationen ernster und manchmal fa− tal, besonders wenn es sich um die Tuberkulose−Meningitis mit Hydrozephalus handelt [4].…”

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Die tuberkulöse Epididymoorchitis und die Zentralnervensystemkomplikation

Miletić

Morović²,

Tomić³

et al. 2006

Aktuel Urol

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Urogenital system is at the present rarely affected by Tbc. Especially rare is disseminated Tbc, which affects at the same time three different organ systems. Disseminated Tbc presented with many different but non-specific clinical symptoms, sometimes mimicking neoplasm. This makes diagnosis and therapy more difficult. We point out that in any case of orchiepididymitis not responding to standard antimicrobial therapy Tbc must be taken into consideration as the one of the differential diagnostic possibilities.

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“…Clinically, tuberculosis epididymitis may present as an acute infection with pain and swelling of the organ, or it may present as a solid scrotal mass indistinguishable from a testicular tumor or other inflammatory condition (Truelson et al, 1992). Serious complications of tuberculosis epididymitis have been reported (Skoutelis et al, 2000). Fine-needle aspiration of the epididymis may sometimes be used to obtain a positive mycobacterium culture to confirm the diagnosis.…”

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Epididymitis and Other Inflammatory Conditions of the Male Excurrent Ductal System

Chan

2002

The Epididymis: From Molecules to Clinical Practice

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Physiologically, the endocrinologic interplay between testes and pituitary gland results in the production of spermatozoa. Before serving their role in fertilizing oocytes, spermatozoa must exit the testis and pass through a complex excurrent ductal system that includes the efferent ductules, epididymis, and vas deferens, which leads to the ejaculatory duct. Pathological conditions in any part of the excurrent ductal system obviously may have a significant effect on spermatozoa transport, resulting in subfertility or infertility. In addition to spermatozoa, semen is composed of secretions from a series of glandular organs, including the prostate, seminal vesicles, the bulbourethral (Cowper) gland and periurethral (Littré) gland. Collectively, these organs are known as the male accessory glands.Various inflammatory conditions, including microbial infection, are by far the most common pathology encountered in the male reproductive system. The term male accessory gland inflammation 1 describes a broad spectrum of inflammatory conditions involving the male accessory glands. The prostate gland and the seminal vesicles together produce about 90% of the ejaculate volume. Although inflammatory conditions of these organs (prostatitis and seminal vesiculitis) are important clinical topics in andrology (Weidner et al, 1998a,b), in this review our discussion will focus mainly on the various inflammatory conditions of the excurrent ductal system. In Part I of this review, our discussion will focus mainly on the various inflammatory conditions of the epididymis and efferent ductile. In Part II, we will discuss the rarely described subject of vasitis and address the management issues and fertility effects of excurrent ductal inflammation.

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Serious Complications of Tuberculous Epididymitis

Cited by 12 publications

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Male genital tuberculosis

Male genital tuberculosis

Die tuberkulöse Epididymoorchitis und die Zentralnervensystemkomplikation

Epididymitis and Other Inflammatory Conditions of the Male Excurrent Ductal System

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