1998
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199810)26:8<413::aid-jcu8>3.3.co;2-n
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Bilateral Epididymal Candida abscesses:Sonographic findings and sonographically guided fine‐needle aspiration

Abstract: ABSTRACT:We report the case of a 67-year-old diabetic man who presented 2 months after transurethral prostate surgery with impaired consciousness, urinary incontinence, and recurrent urinary tract infections that did not respond to antibiotic treatment. Sonographic findings suggested abscess formation (enlarged, heterogeneous epididymides and a central hypoechoic area in the head of the left epididymis). Aspirates obtained from sonographically guided needle biopsy were purulent. Staining showed budding yeast f… Show more

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“…Infection with Candida in the epididymis or prostate is uncommon, but may be associated with diabetes and indwelling urinary catheters [16][17][18].…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Infection with Candida in the epididymis or prostate is uncommon, but may be associated with diabetes and indwelling urinary catheters [16][17][18].…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, aspiration of the epididymis may cause epididymal trauma and subsequent infertility. Another reason for being aggressive in diagnosing and treating opportunistic infection is that the local infection presented may be the early sign of systemic infection, which is highly lethal in this subgroup of patients (Secil et al, 1998).…”
Section: Uncommon Infectious Epididymitismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…5 However, chronic epididymitis associated with granulomatous inflammation of tuberculosis, brucellosis, syphilis, and fungal infections or sarcoidosis can appear as epididymal masses having heterogenous echogenicity on sonography that may be indistinguishable from tumors. 8,9 Scrotal fluid collections and varicoceles may clinically appear as scrotal masses, but they rarely cause difficulties in sonographic diagnosis.…”
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