Patient's question:
A hard lump has reappeared in the testicle. It hurts when pressed. My friend says I have testicular tuberculosis. What is this disease?Doctor's answer:
Testicular tuberculosis is a common disease that affects the health of the testes, and the cause of epididymal tuberculosis is often secondary to renal tuberculosis. The first thing that the tubercle bacillus does is to attack the prostate and seminal vesicles, then spread along the vas deferens to the tail of the epididymis. Epididymal tuberculosis can also be infected through the bloodstream, and the inflammation is often in the head of the epididymis, which can further extend to the testis, leading to testicular tuberculosis. The tail of the epididymis is rich in blood supply, and epididymitis of the tail can spread through the bloodstream.