Even though epididymoorchitis and testicular cancer (TC) may have similar pathophysiological pathways, no prior study has attempted to determine the association between these two diseases. This case-control study investigated the relationship between TC and prior epididymoorchitis by using a large population-based database. We used the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 to selec...

INTRODUCTION Brucellar epidural abscess is rare but potentially fatal medical entity and very few cases have been reported so far. Whilst in developed countries, cases of brucellar spondylitis and epidural abscess are unusual, since brucellosis has practically been eradicated in animals, in Greece it is one of the most frequent zoonosis. By reporting this case report we want to stress out the i...

BACKGROUND One of the rare complications of brucellosis is mononuclear meningitis, which usually imitates systemic disease. METHODS Documents of patients with confirmed brucellar meningitis hospitalized in Sina Hospital (Western Iran) between 1988-2005 were collected. RESULTS The average age was 26.9. 64% were female and 36% were male. There were 25% confirmed cases in the spring, 21% in su...