Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Oct;29(10):2105-2107. doi: 10.3201/eid2910.230436.
A previously healthy man in Austria had tularemia epididymo-orchitis develop, leading to unilateral orchiectomy. Francisella tularensis subspecies holartica was detected by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis of inflamed granulomatous testicular tissue. Clinicians should suspect F. tularensis as a rare etiologic microorganism in epididymo-orchitis patients with relevant risk factors.
奥地利的一名既往健康男性发生土拉弗朗西斯菌亚种佛罗里达型引起的睾丸炎-附睾炎,导致单侧睾丸切除术。通过对炎症性肉芽肿性睾丸组织的 16S rRNA 基因测序分析,检测到土拉弗朗西斯菌。对于有相关危险因素的睾丸炎-附睾炎患者,临床医生应怀疑土拉弗朗西斯菌为一种罕见的病因微生物。