Epididymitis caused by treatment with amiodarone.
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Epididymitis caused by treatment with amiodarone.
Epididymitis is described in a man aged 33 who had been treated with the antiarrhythmic agent, amiodarone. No signs of bacterial infection or anatomical abnormalities were found. Amiodarone as the cause of non-infectious epididymitis has been reported. This additional case stresses the importance of considering an adverse effect of amiodarone treatment as a cause when making a differential diag...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 1989
ISSN: 1368-4973
DOI: 10.1136/sti.65.4.257