Epididymitis caused by treatment with amiodarone.

نویسندگان

  • H H Ibsen
  • F Frandsen
  • F Brandrup
  • M Møller
چکیده

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 diagnosis of epididymitis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Genitourinary medicine

دوره 65 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1989