Epididymo-orchitis caused by Histoplasma capsulatumin a Colombian patient
AUTOR(ES)
Botero-García, Carlos Andrés, Faccini-Martínez, Álvaro Adolfo, Uribe, Erika, Calixto, Omar-Javier, Pérez-Díaz, Carlos Eduardo, Osejo-Diago, Pedro Pablo, Franco-Maz, Pedro Gabriel
FONTE
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2017-12
RESUMO
Abstract Although histoplasmosis is generally a self-limited disease, disseminated infection can occur in patients lacking effective cell-mediated immunity, reaching virtually every organ, even the genitourinary tract in rare cases. We report a case of epididymo-orchitis in an immunocompetent 38-year-old bricklayer from the rural area of Villeta, Cundinamarca, Colombia. The patient presented with testicular pain and macroscopic scrotal changes requiring a left orchiectomy, with microbiological isolation and molecular confirmation of Histoplasma capsulatum.
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