Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatum

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2022 May 21:37:4-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.05.006. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Abstract

A 66-year-old man presented with asymptomatic right testicular swelling. He was known to be infected with HIV and was non-adherent to treatment. He was recently treated for nasal leishmaniasis. Surgical drainage was performed and eventually, an orchiectomy was required. A post-mortem diagnosis was made of disseminated histoplasmosis. Testicular infection due to H. capsulatum is rare, with only a few cases being reported. Here we present a case of testicular histoplasmosis, followed by a literature review.

Keywords: Disseminated histoplasmosis; Orchiepididymitis histoplasmosis; Testicular histoplasmosis.

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