Multidrug Resistant Epididymitis Progressing to Testicular Infarct and Orchiectomy

Global testicular infarction is a rare sequela of infectious epididymitis, with few reports in the urologic literature since the introduction of fluoroquinolones in the late 1980s. Ischemia occurs secondary to inflammation and edema of the spermatic cord with compression of arterial flow. We report...

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Main Authors: Nicholas J. Farber, Rick C. Slater, Jodi K. Maranchie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/645787