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Case Reports
. 2024 Feb;35(2):155-157.
doi: 10.1177/09564624231208241. Epub 2023 Oct 18.

Nongonococcal tysonitis

María de la Soledad Vallejo-Ruiz  1   2 , Matías Sandoval-Garcés  1   3 , Francisco-Javier Bru-Gorraiz  1 , Alejandro Martín-Gorgojo  1
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Nongonococcal tysonitis

María de la Soledad Vallejo-Ruiz et al. Int J STD AIDS. 2024 Feb.

Abstract

Tyson's glands are sebaceous glands located on each side of the frenulum that communicate with the preputial sac, and their inflammation can be an infrequent complication of urethritis. We describe a rare case that presented with urethral discharge and parafrenular swelling with mucopurulent discharge a week after an unprotected sexual encounter. The patient was empirically treated with 500 mg of ceftriaxone intramuscularly and 100 mg of doxycycline every 12 h for 14 days with symptomatic resolution. The urethral swab culture and the urine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis, therefore, and given the response to treatment, nongonococcal tysonitis was diagnosed.

Keywords: Bacterial disease; Europe; bacterial disease; diagnosis; homosexual; location; non-gonococcal urethritis; other.

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Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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