Autoimmune testicular vasculitis

Urology. 2003 May;61(5):1035. doi: 10.1016/s0090-4295(02)02596-7.

Abstract

A 38-year-old man presented for evaluation of new-onset left testicular pain with swelling. Testicular ultrasound revealed multiple intraparenchymal hypoechoic areas in the inferior portion of the left testicle. The patient was treated with a radical inguinal orchiectomy. Pathologic evaluation revealed intratesticular vasculitis, with involvement of medium-sized arteries. This appears to be a rare case of isolated testicular vasculitis, in the absence of any systemic symptoms.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Antinuclear / blood
  • Autoantibodies / blood
  • Autoimmune Diseases / blood
  • Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Autoimmune Diseases / surgery
  • Blood Sedimentation
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Orchiectomy / methods
  • Orchitis / blood
  • Orchitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Orchitis / etiology*
  • Orchitis / surgery
  • Testis / blood supply*
  • Testis / diagnostic imaging
  • Testis / pathology*
  • Testis / surgery
  • Ultrasonography
  • Vasculitis / blood
  • Vasculitis / diagnosis*
  • Vasculitis / diagnostic imaging

Substances

  • Antibodies, Antinuclear
  • Autoantibodies
  • C-Reactive Protein