TITLE:
Brucellar Epididymoorchitis: A Report of a Rarely Seen Case at Advanced Age
AUTHORS:
Fulya Bayındır Bilman, Mevliye Yetik, Barış Çiçek
KEYWORDS:
Brucellosis, Epididymoorchitis, Adults
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.3 No.5,
May
10,
2016
ABSTRACT:
Although brucellosis is the most common zoonosis all over the world,
epididymoorchitis caused by Brucella species is a rarely seen infection. In this report, we present an adult case of
epididymoorchitis caused by brucellosis. Patient complained about swollen and
painful testicle. Patient had unilateral epididymoorchitis. Brucellosis was
diagnosed serologically with lam agglutination test and Coombs Brucella test
positivity (1/1280 titer). Patient was treated with rifampicin and doxycycline.
In case, complete resolution was achieved with medical treatment and relapse
did not occur. Brucellosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis
of patients even at old age, presenting with epididymoorchitis in endemic areas.