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Published on: March 10, 2020
Campylobacter jejuni enterocolitis presenting with testicular pain: A case report
Masahiro Sanagawa1, Tsuneaki Kenzaka2, Sayaka Kato3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Seikyo Hospital, Miyazaki 880-0824, Japan. msa440u@yahoo.co.jp.
Background:
Common symptoms of Campylobacter colitis include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever, among others. However, Campylobacter colitis also has a high incidence of extraintestinal symptoms.
Case Summary:
We report the case of a 51-year-old man who presented with bilateral testicular pain. A scrotal examination failed to reveal any physical findings, but the patient exhibited mild tenderness in the right lower abdomen. Computed tomography revealed ileocecal wall thickening. Post-admission, the patient developed diarrhea, and a stool culture was submitted; Campylobacter jejuni infection was confirmed. Testicular pain is known to be caused by appendicitis. Consequently, we suggest that Campylobacter colitis, which causes ileocecal inflammation, caused the testicular pain in this case.
Conclusion:
In patients with testicular pain and no other objective findings, diseases such as Campylobacter colitis should be considered.
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