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. 2017 Jul 28;4(3):ofx138. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofx138

Table 1.

Infectious Causes of Orchitis in the Setting of Central Nervous System (CNS) Infection

Pathogens Reported in Concurrent Orchitis and CNS Infection Pathogens Affecting Both Testes and CNS but Not Reported Concurrently
Bacteria
Brucella species [16] Treponema pallidum
Escherichia coli (postprocedure) [17]
Mycobacterium tuberculosisa [18, 19]
Nocardia species [20]
Viruses
 Enterovirus  Dengue virus
 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus [21] Epstein-Barr virus
 Mumps virus [22] Herpes simplex virus
 West Nile virus [23] Human immunodeficiency virus
Zika virus
Other
Toxoplasma gondii [24] Aspergillus species
Cryptococcus species
Schistosoma species

aEpididymitis and orchitis typically present.