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Untreated, acute epididymitis's major complications are abscess formation and testicular infarction. Chronic epididymitis can lead to permanent damage or even destruction of the epididymis and testicle (resulting in infertility and/or hypogonadism), and infection may spread to any other organ or system of the body. Chronic pain is also an ...
Orchitis can be related to epididymitis infection that has spread to the testicles (then called "epididymo-orchitis"), sometimes caused by the sexually transmitted infections chlamydia and gonorrhea. It has also been reported in cases of males infected with brucellosis. [2] Orchitis can also be seen during active mumps, particularly in ...
Chronic scrotal pain (pain for greater than 3 months) may occur due to a number of underlying conditions. [3] It occurs in 15-19% of men post vasectomy, due to infections such as epididymitis, prostatitis, and orchitis, as well as varicocele, hydrocele, spermatocele, polyarteritis nodosa, testicular torsion, previous surgery and trauma. [3]
1.1 Infection. 1.1.1 Aetiological agents. 1.1.1.1 Bacterial. 1.1.1.2 ... An example of a male genital disease is orchitis. [citation needed] Classification by ...
6: Duct of epididymis 7: Deferent duct (ductus deferens or vas deferens ) Prehn's sign (named after urologist Douglas T. Prehn) [ 1 ] is a medical diagnostic indicator that was once believed to help determine whether the presenting testicular pain is caused by acute epididymitis or from testicular torsion . [ 2 ]
Male accessory gland infection (MAGI) is a condition with signs of inflammation involving one or more sites in the male genital tract. Diagnosis is made according to parameters defined by the World Health Organization , and it is particularly made in relation to infectious or inflammatory causes of male infertility .
Most cases of epididymitis are secondary to sexually transmitted disease or retrograde bacteria infection from the urinary bladder. [6] The infection usually begins in the epididymal tail and spreads to the epididymal body and head. Approximately 20% to 40% of cases are associated with orchitis due to direct spread of infection into the testis.
Epididymitis is the inflammation (swelling) of the tube connecting testicle and vas deferens. [16] When the testis becomes swollen, in addition to the epididymis, this is called epididymo-orchitis. Epididymitis can be acute (lasting less than six weeks) or chronic (lasting equal to or more than six weeks). [17]