Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatumin a Colombian patient

Autor:	Carlos Andrés Botero-García, Álvaro Adolfo Faccini-Martínez, Erika Uribe, Omar-Javier Calixto, Carlos Eduardo Pérez-Díaz, Pedro Pablo Osejo-Diago, Pedro Gabriel Franco-Maz
Jazyk:	angličtina
Předmět:	Histoplasma Epididymitis Orchitis Colombia Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 50, Iss 6, Pp 868-870
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1678-9849 0037-8682
DOI:	10.1590/0037-8682-0267-2017
Popis:	Abstract Although histoplasmosis is generally a self-limited disease, disseminated infection can occur in patients lacking effective cell-mediated immunity, reaching virtually every organ, even the genitourinary tract in rare cases. We report a case of epididymo-orchitis in an immunocompetent 38-year-old bricklayer from the rural area of Villeta, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The patient presented with testicular pain and macroscopic scrotal changes requiring a left orchiectomy, with microbiological isolation and molecular confirmation of Histoplasma capsulatum.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
Externí odkaz:	https://doaj.org/article/90bf61184d74424ba355c06094de41c9 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View record in DOAJ