Testicular abscesses due to Brucella melitensis

Abstract

Brucella may cause testicular masses, which may be confused with a testicular tumour. We present the case of a man with fever and oedema in the scrotum. Ultrasound and colour Doppler ultrasound with a 6 to 15 MHz high-frequency linear-array transducer was performed, revealing bilateral scrotal wall oedema, heterogeneous echo texture and slightly increased vascularization of the right testis, with hypoechoic lesions characterized by hypervascular margins and no flow within them. These findings were compatible with testicular abscesses. Three blood cultures grew Brucella melitensis, so the patient received treatment with doxycycline and rifampin for 8 weeks, which resulted in disappearance of the testicular abscesses.

Whole-Genome Resequencing to Study Brucellosis Susceptibility in Sheep

“…Brucella invasion is the first step in which phagocytes play a role; the bacteria first adhere to host cell membrane through lipopolysaccharide receptors and lipid valves. FC receptors play a role in processes such as intrusion of bacteria into the cell to reproduce, transfer through blood, and lymph node invasion of host organs through adhesion, host response, organ inflammation, and organ lesion ( Amjadi et al, 2019 ), such as membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis ( Provatopoulou et al, 2018 ), testicular abscess ( Vallianou et al, 2018 ), and splenic abscess ( Sudulagunta et al, 2017 ).…”