Epididymitis caused by coxsackievirus A6 in association with hand, foot, and mouth disease

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Dec;52(12):4412-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02441-14. Epub 2014 Sep 17.

Abstract

Coxsackievirus A6 (CV-A6) caused hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) with a unique manifestation of epididymitis. The patient underwent operation due to suspicion of testicular torsion. Epididymitis was diagnosed by ultrasound examination. Enterovirus was detected from epididymal fluid by PCR and typed by partial sequencing of viral protein 1 as CV-A6.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Enterovirus / classification
  • Enterovirus / genetics
  • Enterovirus / isolation & purification*
  • Epididymis / diagnostic imaging
  • Epididymis / pathology
  • Epididymitis / diagnosis*
  • Epididymitis / pathology
  • Epididymitis / virology*
  • Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / diagnosis*
  • Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / pathology
  • Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease / virology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • RNA, Viral

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KF687973