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Review
. 1993 May;149(5):1139-40.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36322-x.

Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as acute orchitis: a case report and review of the literature

J M Teichman  1 , R F Mattrey, A M Demby, J D Schmidt
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Review

Polyarteritis nodosa presenting as acute orchitis: a case report and review of the literature

J M Teichman et al. J Urol. 1993 May.

Abstract

We report a case of polyarteritis nodosa initially presenting as acute orchitis and review 4 similar reports in the literature. Of the cases 2 were diagnosed preoperatively. In 2 cases in which immunological markers were measured abnormal values were obtained. All 5 cases required biopsy for diagnosis.

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