FDG PET/CT in a Case of Bilateral Tuberculous Epididymo-orchitis.

Ran P1, Liang X1, Zhang Y2, Sun P3, Dong A4.

Author information

1

From the Departments of Nuclear Medicine.

2

Pathology, and.

3

Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou.

4

Department of Nuclear Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

Isolated genital tuberculosis is rare. We present a case of bilateral tuberculous epididymo-orchitis showing high FDG uptake on FDG PET/CT. In addition, the patient had a prostatic FDG-avid lesion, consistent with tuberculous prostatitis. This case indicates tuberculous epididymo-orchitis, especially in tuberculosis-endemic regions, should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with hypermetabolic epididymal or testicular lesions, including benign and malignant tumors, bacterial epididymo-orchitis, abscess, idiopathic granulomatous orchitis, and sarcoidosis.

PMID:

 

31107741

 

DOI:

 

10.1097/RLU.0000000000002606

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