Patient's question:
Suffering from orchitis, currently experiencing pain in the inner thigh, and the quality of life is getting worse day by day. How should I deal with the initial testicular drooping?Doctor's answer:
There is a possibility of epididymitis and other conditions, which are often caused by bacterial invasion of the testes. The transmission routes are primarily based on retrograde transmission. They tend to recur in patients with lower urinary tract infections, prostatitis, post-urethral surgery, and those with long-term indwelling catheters, leading to epididymo-orchitis. They can also spread hematogenously to the testes, resulting in isolated orchitis. The causative pathogens are commonly Escherichia coli, Proteus, Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, among others. Clinical symptoms are mostly unilateral pain radiating to the groin, accompanied by fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting. The scrotal skin becomes red and swollen, with enlargement and tenderness of the testes and epididymis, which may also be accompanied by hydrocele.