Orchiectomy Performed in Two Patients with Brucella Orchitis Mimicking Testicular Tumour
WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.62, sa.6, ss.557-560, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.7727/wimj.2012.042
- Dergi Adı: WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.557-560
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by gram negative coccobacilli and it is an endemic infectious disease in Turkey. Infection is usually acquired as a result of direct contact with infected animals or by consuming milk or cheese freshly made from them. There exists a wide spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms in brucellosis. Many systems including musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and genitourinary may be involved in brucellosis. The genitourinary system is affected in 2% to 20% of the cases with brucellosis. The most common forms of brucellosis are epididymo-orchitis, testicular abscess and atrophy. The serum agglutination test to detect the presence of antibodies is a reliable test in patients with urogenital symptoms. Long-term and combined antibacterial therapy have been found to be effective in brucellosis. We present two cases undergoing orchiectomy because of testicular mass before the diagnosis of brucellosis was made.