Orchiectomy for Tuberculous Epididymitis: A Report of Two Cases with Intractable to Antituberculosis Treatment.

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  • こう丸摘除術を施行した難治性精巣上体結核の２例
  • ショウレイ ホウコク コウガンテキジョジュツ オ シコウ シタ ナンチセイセイソウ ジョウタイ ケッカク ノ 2レイ

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This paper describes two cases with tuberculous epididymitis. The first case was a 69-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital because of ulceration of right scrotum.<BR>Physical examination revealed a hard, rounded, a little bigger than egg-sized mass in theright scrotum. The second case was a 40-year-old man who was admitted to our hospitalbecause of cough, fever and body weight loss. He was treated for pulmonary tuberculosiswith isoniazid, rifampicin, streptomycin and pyrazinamide. Six months after admission, he complained of a painless swelling of the right scrotum. Physical examination revealeda hard, rounded, more than egg-sized mass in the right scrotum. Right orchiectomy wasperformed in these two cases, and they were cured.

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