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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
CASE REPORT
Testicular toxoplasmosis in a 26-year-old immunocompetent man
  1. Vincent Wong1,
  2. Channa Amarasekera2,
  3. Shilajit Kundu2
  1. 1Department of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  2. 2McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Channa Amarasekera, channa.amarasekera{at}northwestern.edu

Summary

Testicular toxoplasmosis is a very rare presentation of Toxoplasma gondii. A 26-year-old immunocompetent man presented to us with right testicular pain and a right epididymal mass. Ultrasound was concerning for malignancy and a radical orchiectomy was performed. Surgical pathology revealed chronic granulomatous inflammation which stained positive for T. gondii.

  • infections
  • urinary and genital tract disorders
  • travel medicine
  • urological surgery

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-224962

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors VW made substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work and interpretation of data. CA contributed by revising the critically for important intellectual content. Final approval of the version published was made by SK. All authors are in agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.