Patient's question:
I always feel unwell, so I went to the hospital for a comprehensive and thorough examination. The result was that the hospital was diagnosed with orchitis. Could you please ask the doctor what are the general causes of orchitis?Doctor's answer:
Orchitis often occurs in patients who have undergone urethritis, cystitis, prostatitis, or benign prostatic hyperplasia resection, as well as those with long-term indwelling catheters. It spreads through the lymphatic system or vas deferens to the epididymis, leading to epididymo-orchitis. The common pathogens include Escherichia coli, Proteus, Staphylococcus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, among others. Bacteria can disseminate hematogenously to the testis, resulting in pure orchitis. Orchitis is a common urological condition, with patients experiencing symptoms such as high fever, chills, testicular pain, and referred pain in the scrotum, thigh root, and inguinal region. In clinical diagnosis, orchitis can be divided into acute suppurative orchitis and mumps orchitis.