Acute epididymo-orchitis frombrucellosis melitensisin Australia

Brucellosis epididymo-orchitis (BEO) is extremely rare in non-endemic areas such as Australia. While epididymo-orchitis is relatively common in adolescent men, when presented with a significant travel history, consideration should be given to rare causes such as this. Here, we present a case of BEO in a young 18-year-old man who recently migrated from Greece, with symptoms of acute scrotal pain, swelling and persistent fever.Brucella melitensiswas isolated in the blood culture and confirmed with PCR. We suspect transmission was related to ingestion of unpasteurised goat dairy products. He made a full recovery after 7 days of intravenous gentamicin and 6 weeks of oral doxycycline. BEO should be considered in those who present with acute scrotal pain and fever after a recent history of travel to or from a brucellosis- endemic area.

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Intermittent Testicular Torsion

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.77.6.908 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 77 (6) ◽

pp. 908-911

Author(s):

Thomas J. Stillwell ◽

Stephen A. Kramer

Keyword(s):

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Testicular Torsion ◽

Separate Entity ◽

Scrotal Pain ◽

Young Males ◽

Testicular Pain ◽

Acute Scrotal Pain ◽

History Of ◽

Scrotal Swelling ◽

Physical Findings

Testicular torsion is the most common cause of acute scrotal pain in prepubertal and adolescent boys and should be foremost in the minds of primary care physicians evaluating these children. Intermittent testicular torsion is a separate entity that should be considered in all young males with a history of scrotal pain and swelling. Acute and intermittent sharp testicular pain and scrotal swelling, interspersed with long intervals without symptoms, are characteristic. Physical findings may include horizontal or very mobile testes, an anteriorly located epididymis, or bulkiness of the spermatic cord from partial twisting. Awareness of this entity and early elective orchiopexy will improve testicular salvage in patients with intermittent testicular torsion.

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Leishmaniosis in a dog with no travel history outside of the UK

Veterinary Record ◽

10.1136/vr.105157 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 184 (14) ◽

pp. 441-441 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Myles McKenna ◽

Charalampos Attipa ◽

Severine Tasker ◽

Monica Augusto

Keyword(s):

Bone Marrow ◽

Weight Loss ◽

Blood Transfusion ◽

Endemic Area ◽

Canine Leishmaniosis ◽

Travel History ◽

Clinicopathological Findings ◽

History Of ◽

Skin Biopsies ◽

The Uk

A 3-year-old male neutered Shih Tzu cross was presented for investigation of a three-week history of weight loss, seborrhoea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Initial clinicopathological findings included pancytopenia, mild hypercalcaemia and marked hyperglobulinaemia. Subsequent bone marrow and skin biopsies revealed the presence of Leishmania amastigotes. Quantitative serology was positive for Leishmania species and PCR on the bone marrow sample confirmed a Leishmania infantum infection. The patient had been in the owner’s possession since a puppy, had no travel history outside of the UK and had never received a blood transfusion or been used for breeding. However, another dog in the household that had been imported from Spain had been euthanased six months previously due to severe leishmaniosis. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of canine leishmaniosis in the UK without a history of travel to an endemic area, and most likely represents a case of dog-to-dog transmission.

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Acute Idiopathic Scrotal Edema

Case Reports in Urology ◽

10.1155/2013/829345 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Micheál Breen ◽

Kevin Murphy ◽

Jeanne Chow ◽

Eamon Kiely ◽

Kevin O’Regan

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Clinical Features ◽

Color Doppler ◽

Acute Scrotum ◽

Ultrasound Technique ◽

Scrotal Pain ◽

Acute Scrotal Pain ◽

Scrotal Edema ◽

History Of ◽

Rare Diagnosis

We report a case of acute idiopathic scrotal edema (AISE) in a 4-year-old boy who presented with acute scrotal pain and erythema. The clinical features, ultrasound appearance, and natural history of this rare diagnosis are reviewed. In this report, we highlight the importance of good ultrasound technique in differentiating the etiology of the acute scrotum and demonstrate the color Doppler “Fountain Sign” that is highly suggestive of AISE.

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802: Validating the Reliability of Radiographic Imaging for Boys with Acute Scrotal Pain

The Journal of Urology ◽

10.1016/s0022-5347(18)34971-1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 173 (4S) ◽

pp. 217-217

Author(s):

Elliot M. Paul ◽

Carolina Alvayay ◽

Josephine Rini ◽

Gene Tronco ◽

Christopher Palestro ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Radiographic Imaging ◽

Scrotal Pain ◽

Acute Scrotal Pain

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Physiologic Measures In Patients with PTSD with and Without A Recent History of Alcohol Abuse

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e517322011-301 ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Eileen Ahearn ◽

Mary Mussey ◽

Catherine Johnson ◽

Amy Krohn ◽

Timothy Juergens ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Abuse ◽

Recent History ◽

History Of

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The Recent History of Myocutaneous Flaps

Clinics in Plastic Surgery ◽

10.1016/s0094-1298(20)31986-6 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 3-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

John B. McCraw

Keyword(s):

Recent History ◽

Myocutaneous Flaps ◽

History Of

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Fictive Mode, ‘Journey to the West’, and Transformation of Space: ‘Ali Mubarak’s Discourses of Modernization

Comparative Critical Studies ◽

10.3366/e1744185408000062 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 331-358

Author(s):

WEN-CHIN OUYANG

Keyword(s):

Cultural Transformation ◽

Recent History ◽

Theoretical Principle ◽

Time And Space ◽

The West ◽

Arab Culture ◽

History Of ◽

Journey To The West

I begin my exploration of ‘Ali Mubarak (1823/4–1893) and the discourses on modernization ‘performed’ in his only attempt at fiction, ‘Alam al-Din (The Sign of Religion, 1882), with a quote from Guy Davenport because it elegantly sums up a key theoretical principle underpinning any discussion of cultural transformation and, more particularly, of modernization. Locating ‘Ali Mubarak and his only fictional work at the juncture of the transformation from the ‘traditional’ to the ‘modern’ in the recent history of Arab culture and of Arabic narrative, I find Davenport's pronouncement tantalizingly appropriate. He not only places the stakes of history and geography in one another, but simultaneously opens up the imagination to the combined forces of time and space that stand behind these two distinct yet related disciplines.

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