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Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report

Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu.

Abstract
Testicular Schistosomiasis causes acute and chronic scrotal pain causes, typically by one or more species of blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, which are rarely seen. Therefore, specimens for the diagnosis are usually biopsies from the testes and tissue sections from orchidectomy. This case report was aimed to present the diagnosis of testicular Schistosomiasis resulting from orchidectomy due to prolonged scrotal pain. Microscopic examination of a histological specimen stained by hematoxylin and eosin revealed dispersed viable and calcified ova of Schistosoma haematobium. This finding provided a rare case of testicular Schistosomiasis that clinicians and other healthcare professionals should be mindful of when dealing with cases with scrotal involvement, especially in endemic areas, to avoid unnecessary orchidectomy. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 12(4):167-170.

Key words: Orchidectomy, testicular Schistosomiasis, S. haematobium, Histology


 
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Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu. Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(4): 167-170.


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Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu. Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657340 [Access: February 03, 2024].


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Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu. Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(4): 167-170.



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Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu. Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2022), [cited February 03, 2024]; 12(4): 167-170.



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Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu (2022) Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 12 (4), 167-170.



Turabian Style

Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu. 2022. Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (4), 167-170.



Chicago Style

Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu. "Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12 (2022), 167-170.



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu. "Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12.4 (2022), 167-170. Print.



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Sani Iliya, Yamuna Kani Aminu, Yahaya Muhammad, Ibrahim Kamilu Muhammad, Pwanidi Sofeme-Alfred, Mahmud Yandutse Inusa, Ibrahim Adogwu (2022) Prolonged Scrotal Pain Resulting from Testicular Schistosomiasis: Case Report. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (4), 167-170.