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Chlamydia trachomatisas a Cause of Acute 'Idiopathic' Epididymitis
- Source :
- New England Journal of Medicine. 298:301-304
- Publication Year :
- 1978
- Publisher :
- Massachusetts Medical Society, 1978.
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Abstract
- To assess the etiologic role of C. trachomatis and other micro-organisms in "idiopathic" epididymitis, 23 men underwent microbiologic studies, including cultures of epididymal aspirates in 16. Eleven of 13 men under the age of 35 years had C. trachomatis infection whereas eight of 10 over 35 had coliform urinary-tract infection. Cultures of epididymal aspirates yielded C. trachomatis alone in five of six men under 35, and coliform bacteria alone in five of 10 over 35. These results suggest that C. trachomatis is the major cause of "idiopathic" epididymitis, and coliform bacteria the major cause of epididymitis in older men. Expressible urethral discharge and inguinal pain were more common in the chlamydial cases, whereas concurrent genitourinary abnormality and scrotal edema and erythema occurred more commonly in the coliform cases. The morbidity attributable to C. trachomatis is as serious as that attributable to Neisseria gonorrhoeae.To assess the etiologic role of C. trachomatis and other microorganisms in idiopathic epididymitis, 23 men underwent microbiologic studies, including cultures of epididymal aspirates in 16. 11 of 13 men under age 35 had C. trachomatis infection whereas 8 of 10 over age 35 had coliform urinary tract infection. Cultures of epididymal aspirates yielded C. trachomatis alone in 5 of 6 men under 35, and coliform bacteria alone in 5 of 10 over 35. These results suggests that C. trachomatis is the major cause of idiopathic epididymitis, and coliform bacteria the major cause of epididymitis in older men. Expressible urethral discharge and inguinal pain were more common in the chlamydial cases, whereas concurrent genitourinary abnormality and scrotal edema and erythema occurred more commonly in the coliform cases. The morbidity attributable to C. trachomatis is as serious as that attributable to Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Population
Chlamydia trachomatis
medicine.disease_cause
Diagnosis, Differential
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Pseudomonas Infections
Urethritis
education
Aged
Epididymitis
Gynecology
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Genitourinary system
Age Factors
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
General Medicine
Chlamydia Infections
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Antibodies, Bacterial
Coliform bacteria
Blood
Trachoma
Acute Disease
Etiology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15334406 and 00284793
- Volume :
- 298
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0a4e82b5fafe7c4f371e52aa8dea4309