A 50-year-old male patient presented with erectile failure and loss of libido. In the physical examination, there were stone-hard indurations in his bilateral testes. The ultrasonographic study demonstrated multiple hypoechoic areas in the testes and normal epididymis. Since the lesion was presumed as malignancy, bilateral inguinal exploration was performed and intraoperative frozen biopsies we...

during the 6-m period, 24 patients with acute scrotal pain were referred to the nuclear medicine department of shaheed labbafi-nejad hospital. their age ranged from 9 to 84 (mean 28.8) years. twelve scans were selected for the study. the scans were performed on angiographic and static phases, using tc-pertechnetate. of the above mentioned cases, one had acute testicular torsion (pre and post op...

During July 2015–May 2016, a mumps outbreak occurred at the University of Iowa, which is located in Johnson County (1). A total of 301 cases of mumps were diagnosed among students. To characterize the outbreak, the Johnson County Public Health Department, the Iowa Department of Public Health, and the University of Iowa, with assistance from CDC, conducted an investigation through telephone inte...

The existence of immunoregulatory genes conferring dominant resistance to autoimmunity is well documented. In an effort to better understand the nature and mechanisms of action of these genes, we utilized the murine model of autoimmune orchitis as a prototype. When the orchitis-resistant strain DBA/2J is crossed with the orchitis-susceptible strain BALB/cByJ, the F1 hybrid is completely resista...

Jane Megid, Iara A. Borges, Jonatas S. Abrahão, Giliane S. Trindade, Camila M. Appolinário, Márcio G. Ribeiro, Susan D. Allendorf, João Marcelo A.P. Antunes, André T. Silva-Fernandes, and Erna G. Kroon Author affi liations: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia–Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil (J. Megid, C.M. Appoliinário, M.G. Ribeiro, S.D. Allendoft, J.M.A.P...

A case report of a 78-year-old gentleman presented with scrotal mass mimicking testicular tumor on ultrasonographic examination. Excisional biopsy proven xanthogranulomatous orchitis which is rare condition. The clinical presentation, radiological findings and management will be discussed.