Atypical tuberculous orchiepididymitis resulting from migratory pottic abscesses: Specific to a case

Abstract

The authors report the case of tuberculous spondylodiscitis with unusual clinical and paraclinical features, in a healthy young boy of 16 year old with persistent and complicated left orchiepididymitis despite a well-conducted treatment. The diagnosis was delayed for several months and the evolution was favorable after etiological treatment.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis
• Orchiepididymis
• Pottic abscesses