Patient's question:
Last night while taking a shower, I touched my testicles and felt some pain. I woke up earlier and seemed to have a fever, which got worse in the afternoon. I went to the hospital for a check-up and was told I have orchitis. I'm really very worried. Could you please advise on how to treat orchitis for better improvement?Doctor's answer:
Testicular inflammation laboratory examination: Elevated white blood cells, normal urine routine or occasional protein, or microscopic hematuria. Mumps can cause certain harm to renal function, and specific viruses can be detected in the urine.Signs of testicular inflammation: Exhibits symptoms of mumps or other acute infectious diseases. Unilateral or bilateral testicular swelling with significant tenderness. The boundary with the epididymis is unclear. Sometimes followed by acute hydrocele.
Testicular inflammation can be definitively diagnosed based on clinical manifestations, signs, and laboratory examination. However, it needs to be differentiated from acute epididymitis in clinical diagnosis. In the early stage of acute testicular inflammation, the inflamed epididymis can be palpated, but later it becomes unclear from the testis. Urethral discharge, pyuria, and systemic infectious diseases can help confirm the diagnosis.
Testicular inflammation is usually caused by recurrent bacterial and viral inflammation of the adjacent epididymis.