TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical insights
T2 - Brucellosis-induced febrile orchitis - A case report and treatment strategy
AU - Golomb, Dor
AU - Bar, Ido
AU - Brosh-Nissimov, Tal
AU - Leshin-Carmel, Daniel
AU - Cooper, Amir
AU - Raz, Orit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors
PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - Brucellosis, a systemic infection, can affect various organs, including the genitourinary system, causing epididymo-orchitis in 2%–20 % of cases. This report details a 34-year-old Thai male migrant worker with febrile orchitis. Initial gentamicin treatment failed, but serological tests confirmed brucellosis, likely from raw dairy consumption. The patient was successfully treated with gentamicin, doxycycline, and rifampicin, resulting in complete symptom resolution. Brucella orchitis, though rare, should be considered in patients from endemic areas. Conservative treatment with combined antibiotics is typically effective.
AB - Brucellosis, a systemic infection, can affect various organs, including the genitourinary system, causing epididymo-orchitis in 2%–20 % of cases. This report details a 34-year-old Thai male migrant worker with febrile orchitis. Initial gentamicin treatment failed, but serological tests confirmed brucellosis, likely from raw dairy consumption. The patient was successfully treated with gentamicin, doxycycline, and rifampicin, resulting in complete symptom resolution. Brucella orchitis, though rare, should be considered in patients from endemic areas. Conservative treatment with combined antibiotics is typically effective.
KW - Brucella orchitis
KW - Case report
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85194877923&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102764
DO - 10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102764
M3 - Article
C2 - 38911465
AN - SCOPUS:85194877923
SN - 2214-4420
VL - 55
JO - Urology Case Reports
JF - Urology Case Reports
M1 - 102764
ER -