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Hand, foot, and mouth disease presenting with a testicular mass in an adult

Sarah Azari, Darcy Wolfman², Armine Smith³

1 Department of Urology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
2 Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
3 Johns Hopkins Urologic Oncology at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Sarah Azari, Department of Urology, George Washington University, 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 3-417, Washington, DC 20037 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2024, 31(2), 11854-11857.

Abstract

The majority of solid testicular tumors are treated with orchiectomy given the high risk of malignancy. We present a case of a testicular mass in an adult patient in the setting of recent hand, foot, and mouth disease that was managed conservatively with serial ultrasounds. Even though cases of viral-associated testicular masses are rare, this differential diagnosis should be considered in patients with a new testicular mass in the setting of recent viral infection and negative tumor markers. For these patients, observation may be an option instead of immediate orchiectomy.

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