Acute, painful, and swollen testicle as the presenting feature in polyarteritis nodosa

C R. Susanto; G Fedder; M G. Looijen-Salamon

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2003.08.004

Acute, painful, and swollen testicle as the presenting feature in polyarteritis nodosa

Eur J Intern Med. 2003 Nov;14(7):441-443. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2003.08.004.

Authors

C R. Susanto¹, G Fedder, M G. Looijen-Salamon

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, P.O. Box 9014, 7300 DS, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

PMID: 14614979
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2003.08.004

Abstract

A 74-year-old man presented with spiking fever, myalgias, and a painful left testicle. A diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) was made. Corticosteroids, in combination with cyclophosphamide, induced clinical remission.