Patient's question:
I am a male with no bad habits, but I was recently diagnosed with orchitis. Now, I feel constant pain in my testicles, and sometimes I have high fever. I am really troubled. Could you please tell me what tests are involved in diagnosing orchitis?Doctor's answer:
How to conduct a thorough examination if you have orchitis?Laboratory tests for orchitis: Elevated white blood cell count, normal urinalysis or occasional protein, or microscopic hematuria. Mumps can cause certain harm to kidney function, and specific viruses can be detected in the urine.
Signs of orchitis: Symptoms of mumps or other acute infectious diseases. Swelling of one or both testicles with significant tenderness. The boundary between the testicles and epididymis is unclear. Sometimes followed by acute hydrocele.
Orchitis can be definitively diagnosed based on clinical manifestations, signs, and laboratory tests. However, it is necessary to distinguish it from acute epididymitis in clinical diagnosis. In the early stage of acute orchitis, the inflamed epididymis can be palpated, but later it becomes unclear from the testicles. Urethral discharge, pyuria, and systemic infectious diseases can help confirm the diagnosis.