Acute Orchitis in Familial Mediterranean Fever
Authors: Gidgeon Eshel
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Brief Reports15 July 1988Acute Orchitis in Familial Mediterranean FeverGidgeon Eshel, MD, Deborah Zemer, MD, Avihu Bar-Yochai, MDGidgeon Eshel, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Deborah Zemer, MDSearch for more papers by this author, Avihu Bar-Yochai, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-2-164 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptFamilial Mediterranean fever is a genetic disease characterized by acute febrile attacks and development of generalized AA-amyloidosis. The attacks usually last 24 to 72 hours and recur at irregular intervals. They involve serous membranes and appear as peritonitis, pleuritis, or synovitis (1). We report 20 episodes of acute, unilateral, short-term orchitis in 13 patients with familial Mediterranean fever (Table 1).The attacks of orchitis occurred together with an abdominal attack or alone. They were self-limited, lasting 24 to 72 hours, and were followed by complete spontaneous recovery with no apparent sequelae. The attacks were similar to the typical febrile attacks...References1. SoharGafniPrasHeller EJMH. Familial Mediterranean fever: a survey of 470 cases and review of the literature. Am J Med. 1967;43:227-53. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Leape L. Torsion of the testis. In: Ravitch MM, Welch KJ, Benson CD, et al. eds. Pediatric Surgery. 3rd ed. Chicago: Year Book Medical Publishers, Inc.; 1979:1396-8. Google Scholar3. BehrmanVaughamNelson RVW eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 13th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company; 1987:674. Google Scholar4. ZemerPrasSoharModanCabiliGafni DMEMSJ. Colchicine in the prevention and treatment of the amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean fever. N Engl J Med. 1986;314:1001-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center, Zrifin; and Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByUnited Kingdom British association for sexual health and HIV national guideline for the management of epididymo-orchitis, 2020 Coexisting Diseases in Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever Vascular Pathology Related to Extracellular Material AccumulationPerspectives in Pediatric Pathology, Chapter 22. Testicular Involvement in Systemic DiseasesEvaluation of the Effectiveness of Acupuncture Therapy by Verbal Pain Scale in Patients with Abdominal Pain of Familial Mediterranean FeverPerspectives in Pediatric Pathology, Chapter 19. Testicular Torsion, Testicular Appendix Torsion, and other Forms of Testicular InfarctionNon-canonical manifestations of familial Mediterranean fever: a changing paradigmTaponamiento cardiaco como forma de inicio de fiebre mediterránea familiar con herencia autosómica dominanteFamilial Mediterranean Fever and Other Autoinflammatory DisordersThe expanded clinical spectrum of familial Mediterranean feverFamilial Mediterranean fever in ArabsAcute scrotal pain complicating familial Mediterranean fever in childrenMaladie périodique, symptomatologie clinique et biologiqueLes coxites au cours de la maladie périodique. À propos de dix casHip involvement in patients with familial Mediterranean fever. A review of ten casesDiagnostic and treatment concerns in familial Mediterranean feverFamilial Mediterranean fever A review of the disease and clinical and laboratory findings in 105 patientsBehçet's disease in Familial Mediterranean Fever:Characterization of the association between the two diseasesCriteria for the diagnosis of familial mediterranean feverClinical Spectrum of Familial Hibernian Fever: A 14-Year Follow-Up Study of the Index Case and Extended FamilyThe changing face of Familial Mediterranean FeverRecurrent Episodes of Acute Scrotum with Ischemic Testicular Necrosis in a Patient with Familial Mediterranean FeverRecurrent Hereditary Polyserositis or Familial Mediterranean Fever: An Overview 15 July 1988Volume 109, Issue 2Page: 164-165KeywordsFeversGenetic diseasesOrchitisPediatricsPeritonitis Issue Published: 15 July 1988 PDF DownloadLoading ...