BACKGROUND Tuberculous epididymitis is one of the causes of chronic epididymal lesions. It is difficult to diagnose in the absence of renal involvement. AIM To profile isolated tuberculous epididymitis and to assess our approach in the evaluation of this group of patients. SETTING AND DESIGN Retrospective study done at Christian Medical College, Vellore, South India. METHODS AND MATERIALS...

KEY CLINICAL MESSAGE The most common etiologies of acute scrotum in boys <1 year of age are torsion of the testis or an appendix, urogenital anomalies, and epididymitis. We report an infant with recurrent epididymitis associated with single-system ectopic ureter opening into the seminal vesicle and dysplastic right kidney. Treatment included nephroureterectomy.

Abstract Introduction Epididymitis or epididymo-orchitis causing acute scrotal pain in men ≤35 years is a common presentation to primary and secondary care.Most are caused by sexually-transmitted-infections this age group. Failure identify treat STIs population may lead subfertility.We assessed our practice against British Association of Sexual Health HIV guidelines. Method Men (age ≤35) diagno...

ABSTRACT: The increase in sheep production is directly related to the health status of flock. Brazil one largest producers world, and flock concentrated southern northeast regions. Infectious diseases are responsible for severe economic losses resulting from a decrease milk meat production, deaths, cost treatment. Among infectious diseases, viral described chiefly case reports or retrospective ...

INTRODUCTION Epididymitis in patients with anorectal malformation (ARM) represents a unique problem because unlike the general population, an underlying urinary tract problem is frequently identified. We review our experience with epididymitis in ARM population with an emphasis on examining urologic outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective review of male patients with ARM ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relative importance of clinical presentation, laboratory studies, and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute scrotum, and to suggest an effective method of management. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty patients who were hospitalized between January 2002 and December 2002 for acute scrotum were studied with respect to history, physical examination, blood tests, urine ana...