Patient's question:
Please ask two questions:1. What are the symptoms of orchitis and epididymitis? What are the manifestations?
2. How to check orchitis and epididymitis at the hospital?
Doctor's answer:
Disease Analysis: The common types of orchitis include non-specific and mumps orchitis. Any purulent sepsis can lead to acute purulent orchitis, even resulting in testicular abscess. Epididymitis occurs when the body's resistance is low, allowing pathogenic bacteria such as E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus to take advantage and invade the epididymis through the vas deferens, causing inflammation. Therefore, this condition often follows posterior urethritis, prostatitis, and seminal vesiculitis.Medical Advice: Orchitis and epididymitis share similar symptoms, often presenting with testicular pain radiating to the groin, a noticeable dragging sensation, high fever, nausea, vomiting, and elevated white blood cell counts. The testicles become significantly swollen and tender, with redness and swelling of the scrotal skin. Chronic orchitis is often a result of incomplete treatment for acute non-specific orchitis. It can also be caused by fungal, spirochete, or parasitic infections. To differentiate between orchitis and epididymitis, blood tests and scrotal ultrasound are necessary for a definitive diagnosis.
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