1. The leprous testis
- Author
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E. El-Mansy, A. H. El-Beheiry, S. Abou Zeid, N. Salama, and E. El-Ghazzawi
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,endocrine system ,endocrine system diseases ,Adolescent ,Semen ,Semen analysis ,Biology ,urologic and male genital diseases ,Histochemical staining ,Andrology ,Endocrinology ,Interstitial tissue ,Leprosy ,Testis ,medicine ,Humans ,Spermatogenesis ,Hyaline ,Azoospermia ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,urogenital system ,Spermatogenic arrest ,Oligospermia ,medicine.disease ,Neurovascular bundle - Abstract
A clinical investigative study of 148 male leprous patients demonstrated the presence of testicular lesions in 35 cases. Semen analysis revealed marked oligo-athenozoospermia in 10 cases and azoospermia in 25 cases. Testicular biopsies from leprous testes showed different histologic patterns ranging from spermatogenic arrest to complete hyalinization of both seminiferous tubules and interstitial tissue. Histochemical staining for neurovascular supply revealed degenerative nerve change in addition to altered permeability of the testicular capillaries. There was good correlation between the results of semen analyses and histological and histochemical examination of testicular biopsies.
- Published
- 1979