Conservative management of segmental testicular infarction in a patient with sickle cell anemia: A case report

Abstract

Vaso-occlusive crisis is a sequela of sickle cell disease that can lead to severe pain and infarction at the location of occlusion. In men, genitourinary complications include priapism, hematuria, and very rarely, testicular infarction. Few cases have been previously reported in the literature, but in all of those cases, partial or complete orchiectomy was performed. We report the first known case of segmental testicular infarct secondary to sickle cell disease treated with medical management without need for surgical intervention.

Keywords

• Testicular infarction
• Sickle cell crisis
• Exchange transfusion
• Segmental infarction
• Testicle