Granulomatosis con poliangeítis simulando una torsión testicular / Granulomatosis with poliangiitis mimicking testicular torsion
Reumatol. clín. (Barc.)
; 19(6): 345-347, Jun-Jul. 2023. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-221275
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: ES15.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
La granulomatosis con poliangeítis (GPA) es una vasculitis autoinmune que raramente afecta al tracto genitourinario inferior. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 53 años que debutó con una masa retroperitoneal y posteriormente desarrolló un hidrocele multiseptado izquierdo que condicionó un infarto testicular. El informe anatomopatológico de la orquiectomía reveló hallazgos sugestivos de GPA.(AU)
ABSTRACT
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an autoimmune vasculitis which rarely affects the lower genitourinary tract. We share the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a retroperitoneal mass and thereafter developed a left multiseptated hydrocele that conditioned a testicular infarction. The pathology report of the orchidectomy was consistent with GPA.(AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Spermatic Cord Torsion
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Vasculitis
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Orchiectomy
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Reumatol. clín. (Barc.)
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Son Espases/España