Tuberculous Epididymitis Presenting with Addison's Disease: A Rare Case

From: Journal of the National Medical Association | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Ciftci, Bulent; Erdogan, Yurdanur; Kanbay, Asiye; Kanbay, Mehmet; Guler, Zuhal Mujgan | Copyright information

This report describes a case of tuberculosis with an atypical presentation characterized by epididymitis and Addison's disease in the absence of lung involvement. A 54-year-old male who presented with acute right scrotal pain and a whitish discharge, had been diagnosed four months earlier with acute epididymitis and prescribed ciprofloxacin. The clinical diagnosis was epididymitis and Addison's disease. Hydrocortisone therapy was initiated, and bilateral epididymectomy was undertaken. Biopsy ...

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