Baer H M, Gerber W L, Kendall A R, Locke J L, Putong P B
Department of Urology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140.
J Urol. 1989 Jul;142(1):125-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)38682-2.
We present a case of hypersensitivity angiitis causing a segmental infarction of the testis. The lesion presented as a discrete, palpable mass that led to orchiectomy. Hypersensitivity angiitis has not been reported previously to affect the testes or to produce a segmental infarct in any solid organ. A discussion is given of the vasculitides, especially periarteritis nodosa, that may involve the testes.