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- Title
Mycobacterium marinum epididymoorchitis: case report and literature review.
- Authors
Macek, P; Bodnarova, M; Zavada, J; Jezek, P; Pavlik, I; Slany, M; Havelkova, M; Stork, J; Duskova, J; Hanus, T; Kocvara, R
- Abstract
Mycobacterium marinum is the most frequent non-tuberculous Mycobacterium in humans. We report the first ever described case of epididymoorchitis resulting from hematogenous spread of M. marinum from hand oligoarthritis. This was initially mistaken for rheumatoid disease and methylprednisolone-induced immunosuppression led to hematogenous spread of infection to the testis and epididymis.
- Publication
Urologia internationalis, 2011, Vol 87, Issue 1, p120
- ISSN
1423-0399
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000328220