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Inflammation of the Testicle (Orchitis) Orchitis Overview. Orchitis is inflammation of one or both testicles in men, usually caused by an infection. Orchitis can result from the spread of bacteria through the blood from other locations in your body. It also can be a progression of epididymitis, an infection of the tube that carries semen out of the testicles.
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Scrotal Lumps, Pain and Swelling Epididymo-orchitis is an inflammation of the epididymis and/or testis. It is usually due to infection, most commonly from a urine infection or a sexually transmitted infection. A course of antibiotic medicine will usually clear the infection.
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orchitis Viral mumps is the most common cause of orchitis. Bacterial infections associated with the disorder are tuberculosis, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. A mechanical injury to the groin area may also cause orchitis. Fifteen to twenty-five percent of males past the age of puberty with mumps develop orchitis. Epididymo-orchitis (inflammation of both testes and part of the spermatic duct) is the most common bacterial type of Orchitis.
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Prostatitis (Prostate Infection) Prostatitis is a condition that involves inflammation of the prostate and sometimes the area around it. There are several types of prostatitis, each with a range of symptoms. Some men with the disease will experience severe pain and others will not be bothered; and the rest fall in between the two.
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Epididymitis Acute epididymitis is a clinical syndrome consisting of pain, swelling, and inflammation of the epididymis that lasts <6 weeks (402). Chronic epididymitis is characterized by a ≥6 week history of symptoms of discomfort and/or pain in the scrotum, testicle, or epididymis. In most cases of acute epididymitis, the testis is also involved in the process — a condition referred to as epididymo-orchitis.
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Epididymitis The epididymis is a series of small tubes attached to the back of each testicle that collects and stores sperm. One of the most common causes of pain in the scrotum is epididymitis, which is an infection that causes inflammation of these coiled tubes. Epididymo-orchitis is the spread of the infection to the testicle.
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- Medical Definition of epididymo–orchitis. : combined inflammation of the epididymis and testis.
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Bacterial & Viral Infections In some cases, both testicles are involved. Even with involvement of both testicles, sterility is only a rare complication of orchitis. Additionally, mumps may affect the pancreas or, in females, the ovaries, causing pain and tenderness in parts of the abdomen. In some cases, signs and symptoms are so mild that no one suspects a mumps infection.
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Periostitis Periostitis, also known as periostalgia, is a medical condition caused by inflammation of the periosteum, a layer of connective tissue that surrounds bone. The condition is generally chronic, and is marked by tenderness and swelling of the bone and an aching pain.
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Cryptorchidism Cryptorchidism (derived from the Greek κρυπτός, kryptos, meaning hidden ὄρχις, orchis, meaning testicle) is the absence of one or both testes from the scrotum.It is the most common birth defect of the male genitalia.In unique cases, cryptorchidism can develop later in life, often as late as young adulthood.lthough cryptorchidism nearly always refers to congenital absence or maldescent, a testis observed in the scrotum in early infancy can occasionally reascend (move back up) into the inguinal canal.
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Orchitis Orchitis may be caused by an infection. Many types of bacteria and viruses can cause this condition. The most common virus that causes orchitis is mumps. It most often occurs in boys after puberty. Orchitis most often develops 4 to 6 days after the mumps begins. Mumps is now rare in the United States due to childhood vaccinations. Orchitis may also occur along with infections of the prostate or epididymis.
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Orchialgia Orchialgia is long-term pain of the testes. It is considered chronic if it has persisted for more than 3 months. Orchialgia may be caused by injury, infection, surgery, cancer or testicular torsion and is a possible complication after vasectomy. IgG4-related disease is a more recently identified cause of chronic orchialgia.
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Orchialgia Categories of orchialgia. There are many causes for orchialgia such as infection, trauma and tumor. Property of orchialgia caused by different factors include distending pain, bearing-down pain, cutting pain, sagging distention or secret anguish, acute pain. In addition to pain caused by testicle lesions, intrascrotal epididymis, spematic funicle lesions and inflammation can also cause orchialgia.
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- 1 Orchitis may eventually cause the affected testicle to shrink. 2  Scrotal abscess. 3  The infected tissue fills with pus. 4  Repeated epididymitis. 5  Orchitis can lead to recurrent episodes of epididymitis. 6  Infertility.
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Overview Orchitis (or-KIE-tis) is an inflammation of one or both testicles. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection or by the mumps virus. Bacterial orchitis can be caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly gonorrhea or chlamydia.
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- Complications of orchitis may include: Testicular atrophy. Orchitis may eventually cause the affected testicle to shrink. Scrotal abscess. The infected tissue fills with pus. Repeated epididymitis. Orchitis can lead to recurrent episodes of epididymitis.
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- The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Autoimmune orchitis includes the 7 symptoms listed below: 1  Urethral discharge. 2  Scrotal pain. 3  Frequency of urination. 4  Dysuria. Haematuria. 5  Fever. Chills.  more information...».
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- Definition. Orchitis (or-KIE-tis) is an inflammation of one or both testicles. It is usually caused by a bacterial infection or by the mumps virus. Bacterial orchitis can be caused by sexually transmitted infections (STIs), particularly gonorrhea or chlamydia.
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What is epididymo-orchitis? The mumps virus used to be a common cause. Most people with mumps develop swelling of the parotid salivary glands. However, mumps in boys also causes epididymo-orchitis in about 1 in 5 cases. The virus gets to the testicles via the bloodstream.
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- This condition has become increasingly common in adolescent and postpubertal males with mumps, especially in the last decade, with a reduction in use of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine. The symptoms of orchitis usually present several days after parotitis. Isolated bacterial orchitis is even more rare and is usually associated with a concurrent epididymitis; it occurs in sexually active males older than 15 years or in men older than 50 years with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH).
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Mumps - male infertility? Mumps is a viral infection that principally affects the parotid glands. However, it can also affect the testicles, giving rise to a condition called orchitis, which means inflammation of the testicle. If orchitis occurs before puberty fertility is usually unaffected. In the case of post-pubertal males it is estimated that 30% of males who develop mumps also develop orchitis during the course of the illness. In a third of these cases both testicles are affected.
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Inflammation of the Testicle (Orchitis) Inflammation of the Testicle (Orchitis) Orchitis is inflammation of one or both testicles in men, usually caused by an infection. Orchitis can result from the spread of bacteria through the blood from other locations in your body. It also can be a progression of epididymitis, an infection of the tube that carries semen out of the testicles.
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Orchitis The causes of groin pain are different from the causes of testicle pain. When to see a doctor. ... One such condition involves twisting of the spermatic cord (testicular torsion), which may cause pain similar to that caused by orchitis. ...
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- Pain in the scrotum or testicle (“teste”) might be from epididymitis, orchitis or both. 1  Epididymitis is swelling or pain in the back of the testicle in the coiled tube (epididymis) that stores and carries sperm. 2  Orchitis is swelling or pain in one or both testicles, usually from an infection or virus.
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Testicle Pain Testicle Pain. Testicle pain is an uncomfortable symptom that men can experience that has a variety of causes. Pain in one or both testicles can be caused by an infection (whether by an STD or non-STD agent), an injury, testicular torsion, hernia, or a testicular swelling/mass.
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- 1 Orchitis may eventually cause the affected testicle to shrink. 2  Scrotal abscess. 3  The infected tissue fills with pus. 4  Repeated epididymitis. 5  Orchitis can lead to recurrent episodes of epididymitis. 6  Infertility. 7  Occasionally, orchitis may cause infertility or inadequate testosterone production (hypogonadism).