Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as acute orchitis: A case report and review of the literature

J. M H Teichman; R. F. Mattrey; A. M. Demby; J. D. Schmidt

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Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as acute orchitis: A case report and review of the literature

J. M H Teichman, R. F. Mattrey, A. M. Demby, J. D. Schmidt

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We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa initially presenting as acute orchitis and review 4 similar reports in the literature. Of the cases 2 were diagnosed preoperatively. In 2 cases in which immunological markers were measured abnormal values were obtained. All 5 cases required biopsy for diagnosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1139-1140
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Urology
Volume	149
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(17)36322-X
State	Published - 1993

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orchitis
polyarteritis nodosa
testicular neoplasms

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Urology

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