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ArticleUrology case reports2015

Testicular Pain Associated With Minocycline Use.

Victor Kucherov, William Hulbert, Guan Wu

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Article in Urology case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Cocaine abuse that presents with acute scrotal pain and mimics testicular torsion.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Victor KucherovDepartment of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
William HulbertDepartment of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Guan WuDepartment of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Two males ages 16 and 23 years presented with new testicular pain while taking minocycline. Both patients experienced resolution of their symptoms only after minocycline discontinuation. Testicular pain with minocycline use has been previously described, however only in the setting of systemic autoimmune reactions (which were absent here). These cases represent probable rare adverse reactions to minocycline. For patients taking minocycline who experience otherwise unexplained testicular pain, a trial discontinuation of this medication should be considered.

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Adverse drug reactionMinocyclineTesticular pain

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PMID26793506
PMCPMC4714255

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