Idiopathic granulomatous orchitis: A case study

Miguel Armando Benavides-Huerto; Jaime García-Figueroa; Venice Chávez-Valencia; Francisco Alejandro Lagunas-Rangel

Urology Case Reports (May 2024)

Idiopathic granulomatous orchitis: A case study

Miguel Armando Benavides-Huerto,
Jaime García-Figueroa,
Venice Chávez-Valencia,
Francisco Alejandro Lagunas-Rangel

Affiliations

Miguel Armando Benavides-Huerto: Laboratory of Pathology and Cytopathology “Dr. Miguel Benavides”, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Jaime García-Figueroa: High Specialty Medical Center, Moroleón, Guanajuato, Mexico
Venice Chávez-Valencia: Department of Nephrology. Hospital General Regional No.1. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Francisco Alejandro Lagunas-Rangel: Department of Surgical Sciences, Functional Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Corresponding author. Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, BMC Box 593, Husargatan 3, 751 24, Uppsala, Sweden.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 54
p. 102754

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Idiopathic granulomatous orchitis (IGO) is a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology affecting the testis. Presented here is the case of a young patient who developed IGO, potentially associated with an anti-sperm antibody-mediated autoimmune response.

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Website: http://www.urologycasereports.com/

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