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. 1989 Aug;65(4):257–258. doi: 10.1136/sti.65.4.257

Epididymitis caused by treatment with amiodarone.

H H Ibsen 1, F Frandsen 1, F Brandrup 1, M Møller 1
PMCID: PMC1194364  PMID: 2807285

Abstract

Epididymitis is described in a man aged 33 who had been treated with the antiarrhythmic agent, amiodarone. No signs of bacterial infection or anatomical abnormalities were found. Amiodarone as the cause of non-infectious epididymitis has been reported. This additional case stresses the importance of considering an adverse effect of amiodarone treatment as a cause when making a differential diagnosis of epididymitis.

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