精系結核の1例

Abstract

Tuberculosis of the spermatic cord is relatively rare. Here reported a typic a l case of this disease. A Japanese seaman, 24-year-old, complained of persistent, dull pain in the right groin and pea-sized, indolent, hard nodule in the vicinity of the right epididymis of 2 mouths duration. Histologically, the nodule showed typical figure of phlebitis et periphlebitis tuberculosa nodosa. He h ad no other tuberculous lesion except right spermatic cord. Dull pain took place in the left groin 2 times (4w. & 7w.) after operation and was improved by transitory chemotherapy for tuberculosis.