Abstract
Nocardia asteroides complex is a rare human pathogen chiefly affecting immunosuppressed patients. We present the sixth case of epididymo-orchitis attributable to this organism. A 78-year-old man presented to the Mayo Clinic with fever and weight loss after being treated with cyclophosphamide and prednisone for an immune-mediated vasculitis. He was found to have a testicular abscess, and orchiectomy was performed. N. asteroides complex was identified on the wound cultures. Sulfa therapy was begun. In previous case reports, this condition carried a 50% mortality rate. Patients who survive seemed to benefit from aggressive surgical debridement and long-term sulfa therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 591.e4-591.e5 |
Journal | Urology |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2005 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Urology