ABSTRACT STUDY DESIGN: A case report of xanthogranulomatous funiculitis and epididymo-orchitis. Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an uncommon, non-neoplastic process characterised by

destruction of tissue, which is replaced by a striking cellular infiltrate of lipid-laden macrophages. CASE REPORT: A 21-year male sustained complete tetraplegia at C-6 level, after a fall

in 1998. The neuropathic bladder was managed with an indwelling urethral catheter. He had many unsuccessful trials of micturition. Sixteen months after the cervical injury, he noticed

swelling of the left side of the scrotum following removal of a blocked catheter. He was prescribed antibacterial therapy. Four weeks later, physical examination revealed a hard and

spermatic cord and to a lesser extent in the testis/epididymis. CONCLUSION: Repeated episodes of high-pressure urinary reflux along the vas deferens during dyssynergic voiding, and

subsequent interstitial extravasation of urine together with chronic, low-grade, suppurative infection possibly led to development of xanthogranulomatous inflammation in the testis and the

epididymis. Since tissue destruction is a feature of xanthogranulomatous inflammation, the definite and curative treatment is either complete (or, where applicable, partial) excision of the

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FEMALE PERSON WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY: CHRONIC IRRITATION CAUSED BY FOLEY BALLOON WAS AGGRAVATED BY A LARGE UTERINE FIBROID PRESSING UPON THE BLADDER WALL FOR SEVERAL YEARS: A CASE REPORT

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