Orchitis Due to Coxsackie Virus Group B, Type 5

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ORCHITIS is an uncommon but recognized complication of Bornholm disease.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The role of Coxsackie Group B viruses in the etiology of Bornholm disease is well established.8 9 10 This communication records the isolation of a Coxsackie Group B virus, from the testicular tissue of a young adult with severe, acute orchitis. It is of interest that the patient experienced a febrile illness with chest pain and pharyngitis before the onset of testicular symptoms.Case ReportW.B., a 25-year-old student, was admitted to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital on August 14, 1961, with pain in the right testicle of 2 days' duration. The . . .