Tuberculous Epididymo-orchitis Demonstrating a Sonographic Miliary Pattern

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KYA Au, KHB Lee, KFY Cho, LSJ Khoo

Hong Kong J Radiol 2016;19:52-6

DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1615335

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that continues to be a significant public health concern in Hong Kong. Epididymal tuberculosis may lead to infertility due to obstruction of the vas deferens, thus an early diagnosis and timely management is important. We report a case of sonographic miliary pattern of tuberculous epididymo-orchitis in a patient who presented with scrotal pain.

 

中文摘要

 

結核性附睾睾丸炎在超聲上呈粟粒狀

區嘉殷、李家灝、曹君彥、邱麗珊

 

結核作為一種傳染性疾病仍然是香港一個重要的公共衛生問題。附睾結核可以梗阻輸精管而導致不育。及早診斷和及時治理相當重要。本文報告一名結核性附睾睾丸炎患者出現陰囊疼痛,並在超聲上呈粟粒狀。