Case of mumps orchitis after vaccination. (24th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kanda, Takayoshi; Mochida, Junichi; Takada, Shogo; Hori, Yutaro; Yamaguchi, Kenya; Takahashi, Satoru
• Is Part Of: International journal of urology. Volume 21:Number 4(2014)
• Page Start: 426
• Page End: 428
• Publication Date: 2013-10-24
• Subjects: Urology -- Periodicals; Genitourinary organs -- Periodicals; Urologic Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.6005
• DOI: 10.1111/iju.12305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0919-8172

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract: </title> <p>We present a case of mumps orchitis after vaccination. A 35‐year‐old man visited the emergency unit of our hospital for fever and right testicular pain on 7 January 2012. Two weeks before the visit, he underwent vaccination for mumps. After 7 days of hospitalization, the patient recovered from fever and testicular pain. Scrotal magnetic resonance imaging suggested right orchitis, and an increased level of serum mumps immunoglobulin M and immunoglobulin G indicated an initial infection of mumps virus. The peak value of immunoglobulin G showed 106 enzyme immunoassay unit 5 weeks after vaccination, which was 10‐fold higher than the ordinary rise of a vaccinated individual. This fact leads to two possibilities. One is this happened as an adverse event of vaccination, and the other is that he actually had a wild‐type infection at the same time as vaccination. There are some reports regarding adverse events of mumps vaccine; however, they might include wild‐type infection.</p> </abstract>