Testicular pain associated with clear fluid meningitis: How many cases of Toscana virus are we missing?

Toscana virus (TOSV) belongs to the arthropod-borne virus. It is a common cause of meningitis or meningo-encephalitis in Mediterranean area, typically reported in Southern Europe (Cusi et al., 2010) (see Fig. 1). In the literature, numerous TOSV meningitis have been described, including complicated neurological disorders (Sanbonmatsu-G ámez et al., 2009; Baldelli et al., 2004). Only rare publications reported extra-meningeal involvement (Charrel et al., 2005), particularly two cases which reported a testicle pain (Baldelli et al., 2004; Zanelli et al., 2013).

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - February 12, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: H élène Mascitti, Ruxandra Calin, Aurélien Dinh, Sabrina Makhloufi, Benjamin Davido Tags: Case Report Source Type: research