Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum

A 66-year-old man presented with asymptomatic right testicular swelling. He was known to be infected with HIV and was non-adherent to treatment. He was recently treated for nasal leishmaniasis. Surgical drainage was performed and eventually, an orchiectomy was required. A post-mortem diagnosis was m...

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Autores principales: Sanha, Valberto, do Valle Barbosa, Gynara Rezende Gonzalez, Miranda, Bruna, Bastos, Rafael H., Pasqualotto, Alessandro C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9148929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35651534
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.05.006
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Sumario:A 66-year-old man presented with asymptomatic right testicular swelling. He was known to be infected with HIV and was non-adherent to treatment. He was recently treated for nasal leishmaniasis. Surgical drainage was performed and eventually, an orchiectomy was required. A post-mortem diagnosis was made of disseminated histoplasmosis. Testicular infection due to H. capsulatum is rare, with only a few cases being reported. Here we present a case of testicular histoplasmosis, followed by a literature review.

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