Paul Joseph, Krishnamoorthy Sriram, Teresa Marie, Kumar Santosh
Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Indian J Urol. 2010 Apr;26(2):284-6. doi: 10.4103/0970-1591.65404.
Isolated tuberculous orchitis is a rare entity. The coexistence of tuberculosis of the testis with filarial worm infestation is even more rare. In this report, we present a case of tuberculous involvement of the testis, associated with filarial worm infestation in the spermatic cord that presented as a testicular tumor. A 55-year-old male presented with unilateral testicular swelling of four months duration. As the clinical evaluation was suggestive of testicular malignancy, he underwent a right high orchidectomy. The histopathology report revealed isolated tuberculous orchitis without epididymal involvement along with filarial infestation of the spermatic cord.