Recurrent epididymo-orchitis in an 8-year-old child with Kostmann syndrome (severe congenital neutropenia).
Links Recurrent epididymo-orchitis in an 8-year-old child with Kostmann syndrome (severe congenital neutropenia). Celik U, Alabaz D, Kocabas E, Leblebisatan GAnn Trop Paediatr. 2006 Jun;26(2):153-4. Links Recurrent epididymo-orchitis in an 8-year-old child with Kostmann syndrome (severe congenital neutropenia). Celik U, Alabaz D, Kocabas E, Leblebisatan G. Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. ucelik@cu.edu.tr Underlying congenital genito-urinary tract anomalies are the most common cause of recurrent epididymo-orchitis in prepubertal boys. An 8-year-old boy was admitted with recurrent pulmonary and skin infections, was diagnosed as Kostmann syndrome and developed epididymo-orchitis. This appears to be the first case of Kostmann syndrome associated with epididymo-orchitis. PMID: 16709337 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Related Links Recurrent epididymo-orchitis caused by posterior urethral valve associated with imperforate anus. [Int J Urol. 2004] PMID: 14678189 Acute scrotum due to edidymo-orchitis associated with vasal anomalies in children with anorectal malformations. [J Pediatr Surg. 1998] PMID: 9869066 Cysts of the ejaculatory system--a treatable cause of recurrent epididymo-orchitis in children. [Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2002] PMID: 12369009 Bacterial epididymo-orchitis in children and adolescents. [Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1980] PMID: 7438660 Detection and quantification of herpesviruses in Kostmann syndrome periodontitis using real-time polymerase chain reaction: a case report. [Oral Microbiol Immunol. 2006] PMID: 16476015 See all Related Articles... Display Summary Brief Abstract AbstractPlus Citation MEDLINE XML UI List LinkOut ASN.1 Related Articles Cited Articles Cited in Books CancerChrom Links Domain Links 3D Domain Links GEO DataSet Links Gene Links Gene (GeneRIF) Links Genome Links Project Links GENSAT Links GEO Profile Links HomoloGene Links Nucleotide Links Nucleotide (RefSeq) Links OMIA Links OMIM (calculated) Links OMIM (cited) Links BioAssay Links Compound Links Compound via MeSH Substance Links Substance via MeSH PMC Links Cited in PMC PopSet Links Probe Links Protein Links Protein (RefSeq) Links SNP Links Structure Links Taxonomy via GenBank UniGene Links UniSTS Links Show 5 10 20 50 100 200 500 Sort by Pub Date First Author Last Author Journal Send to Text File Printer Clipboard E-mail Order .
Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. ucelik@cu.edu.tr
Underlying congenital genito-urinary tract anomalies are the most common cause of recurrent epididymo-orchitis in prepubertal boys. An 8-year-old boy was admitted with recurrent pulmonary and skin infections, was diagnosed as Kostmann syndrome and developed epididymo-orchitis. This appears to be the first case of Kostmann syndrome associated with epididymo-orchitis.
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