Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 6, 2020; 8(15): 3280-3283
Published online Aug 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i15.3280
Campylobacter jejuni enterocolitis presenting with testicular pain: A case report
Masahiro Sanagawa, Tsuneaki Kenzaka, Sayaka Kato, Ichiko Yamaoka, Shouichi Fujimoto
Masahiro Sanagawa, Sayaka Kato, Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Seikyo Hospital, Miyazaki 880-0824, Japan
Tsuneaki Kenzaka, Department of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical Center, Hyogo 669-3495, Japan
Tsuneaki Kenzaka, Division of Community Medicine and Career Development, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Hyogo 652-0032, Japan
Ichiko Yamaoka, Department of General Surgery, Miyazaki Seikyo Hospital, Miyazaki 880-0824, Japan
Shouichi Fujimoto, Department of Hemovascular Medicine and Artificial Organs, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan
Author contributions: Sanagawa M managed the case and edited the manuscript. Kenzaka T assisted with the editing and correcting of the manuscript; Sanagawa M, Kenzaka T, Kato S, Yamaoka I, and Fujimoto S read and approved the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Masahiro Sanagawa, MD, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Seikyo Hospital, 1171 Tenjinmae, Oshima-cho, Miyazaki 880-0824, Japan. msa440u@yahoo.co.jp
Received: March 15, 2020
Peer-review started: March 15, 2020
First decision: April 7, 2020
Revised: April 23, 2020
Accepted: July 14, 2020
Article in press: July 14, 2020
Published online: August 6, 2020
Core Tip

Core tip: In cases of testicular pain without other objective findings, ileocecal inflammation-causing diseases, such as Campylobacter colitis, should be considered in the differential diagnosis.