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Epididymo‐orchitis and Brucellosis
Author(s) -
KHAN M. S.,
HUMAYOON M. S.,
MANEE M. S.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1989.tb05131.x
Subject(s) - brucellosis , epididymitis , orchitis , epididymis , medicine , brucella , streptomycin , tetracycline , doxycycline , surgery , antibiotics , biology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , andrology , sperm
Summary— A series of 40 patients presented with epididymo‐orchitis between January 1983 and August 1985. In 14 brucellosis was diagnosed. In 10 of these (72%) both testis and epididymis were involved and 1 had bilateral disease. All patients with brucella epididymo‐orchitis were treated with streptomycin and tetracycline and complete resolution occurred in 8 (57%).