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Tuberculous epididymitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A 30-year-old patient, with a comorbidity of atrial fibrillation, presented with pain in the left testicular for 1 year. On physical examination revealed a patient febrile at 39 °C with a pain, Scrotal swelling. Laboratory tests, a hyperleukocytosis at 25000/mm3, CRP at 160 mg/l. Scrotal ultrasound showed a Collection of fluid. Surgical exploration found an abscessed cyst at the expense of the epididymis. Due to the risk of epididymis neoplasia, surgery therapy ended up in the course of pharmacotherapy and not after 6 weeks as recommended by the studies.
ABSTRACT
Pyonephrosis is a rare pathology causing destruction of the renal parenchyma.The diagnosis of pyonephrosis was made on the basis of radiological images and cytobacteriological examination of the urine.A patient of 49 years old, followed for 10 years under insulintherapy was admitted for a massive pyonephrosis of the left kidney.The clinical examination found a conscious patient, febrile at 38 °C,an abdominal distension with a tenderness at the level left hypochondrium. the pus was drained by percutaneous nephrostomy that has brought up 5L pus.A left nephrectomy was performed in front of a non-functioning kidney.