@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Dwayne Tun Soong Chang, Isaac Andrew Thyer, 
Dickon Hayne, Darren Jonathan Katz},
TITLE = {The case of the shrinking testis},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {22},
YEAR = {2015},
NUMBER = {4},
PAGES = {7935--7937},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v22n4/61246},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {We report the case of a man with idiopathic lymphocytic 
orchitis (LO) manifested by undifferentiated testicular 
pain and atrophy. Conventional investigation results were 
unremarkable. Oral ciprofloxacin only improved the pain 
temporarily. Scrotal exploration surgery was performed 
to exclude acute testicular torsion and a biopsy was taken 
during surgery for histological examination. Histology 
revealed severe LO with reduced spermatogenesis. A trial 
of oral steroids was initially effective but the effect was 
temporary. Due to chronic pain, he eventually underwent 
unilateral orchidectomy. Histology confirmed the initial 
diagnosis of LO. He was pain-free postoperatively. 
Idiopathic LO is a rarely reported cause of testicular atrophy.},
DOI = {}
}