[Asynchronous Bilateral Testicular Infarction with Suspected Polyarteritis Nodosa : A Case Report]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2016 Dec;62(12):657-660. doi: 10.14989/ActaUrolJap_62_12_657.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

This report documents a case of asynchronous bilateral testicular infarction. The patient was a 42- year-old man who presented with left testicular pain and swelling. He had a past history of right idiopathic testicular infarction and underwent a right orchiectomy 6 years ago. He also had received treatment for 5 years for suspected polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). The left scrotal pain persisted for a week and left orchiectomy was performed. Pathological evaluations demonstrated a benign testis with testicular hemorrhage and chronic vasculopathy. There was no fibrinoid necrosis of medium-size vessel walls which characterizes PAN. In this report, we review the pathogenesis, risk of contralateral testicular infarction, and management of testicular infarction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infarction* / complications
  • Infarction* / diagnostic imaging
  • Infarction* / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Orchiectomy
  • Pain / etiology
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa* / complications
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa* / diagnostic imaging
  • Polyarteritis Nodosa* / surgery
  • Testicular Diseases* / complications
  • Testicular Diseases* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed