Acute scrotum secondary to filarial infection: A case report

Mauro Pacella; Carlo Corbu; Angelo Naselli; Paolo Quilici; Giorgio Carmignani

doi:10.1023/A:1024479402814

Acute scrotum secondary to filarial infection: A case report

Mauro Pacella, Carlo Corbu, Angelo Naselli, Paolo Quilici, Giorgio Carmignani

A.O.U. San Martino - IST, Istituto Nazionale Ricerca sul Cancro (GENOVA)

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Abstract

A 23-year-old man immigrated from Sri Lanka came to our observation for an acute painful volume increase of the right scrotum without fever. Clinical examination suggested a diagnosis of testis torsion. An exploratory surgical procedure was performed. An inflammatory spermatic cord and epididymis with a purple nodule of the middle portion were found. The nodule was excised and sent to pathologist that diagnosed a filarial infection. The patient was successfully treated with diethylcarbamazine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	385-386
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Urology and Nephrology
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024479402814
Publication status	Published - 2002

Keywords

Case report
Epididymitis
Filariasis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Nephrology
Urology
Geriatrics and Gerontology

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