[Testicular malacoplakia. Case report].

Abstract

Testicular malacoplakia is an extremely rare condition; only 37 cases have been reported in the world literature. We hereby report a case of testicular malacoplakia. In over half of the cases of testicular malacoplakia, a preceding bacterial infection of a gram-negative rod has been known to occur, most commonly. Escherichia coli from urine or a suppurative lesion. This evidence may well be significant in explaining a possible initiative or contributing cause of malacoplakia. Orchiectomy is thought necessary to distinguish testicular malacoplakia from other scrotal conditions such as testicular cancer and granulomatous orchitis.

• Authors: M Masuda, N Yamanaka
• Journal: Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai zasshi. The japanese journal of urology (Nihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi) Vol. 84 Issue 5 Pg. 906-9 (May 1993) ISSN: 0021-5287 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 8320895 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Diagnosis, Differential
• Escherichia coli (isolation & purification)
• Humans
• Malacoplakia (microbiology, pathology, surgery)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Orchiectomy
• Testicular Diseases (microbiology, pathology, surgery)