Granulomatosis with poliangiitis mimicking testicular torsion

Abstract

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an autoimmune vasculitis which rarely affects the lower genitourinary tract. We share the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a retroperitoneal mass and thereafter developed a left multiseptated hydrocele that conditioned a testicular infarction. The pathology report of the orchidectomy was consistent with GPA.

Keywords: Granulomatosis con poliangeítis; Granulomatosis with polyangiitis; Orchidectomy; Orquiectomía; Surgical treatment; Testicular torsion; Torsión testicular; Tratamiento quirúrgico; Vasculitis.