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	==Causes==		==Causes==
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Medical condition

Orchitis
Other names	Orchiditis
Pronunciation	/ˌɔːrˈkaɪtɪs/, /ˌɔːrkɪˈdaɪtɪs/
Specialty	Urology

Orchitis is inflammation of the testicles. It can also involve swelling, pains and frequent infection, particularly of the epididymis, as in epididymitis. The term is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις meaning "testicle"; same root as orchid.

Signs and symptoms

Symptoms of orchitis are similar to those of testicular torsion. These can include:

hematospermia (blood in the semen)
hematuria (blood in the urine)
severe pain
visible swelling of a testicle or testicles and often the inguinal lymph nodes on the affected side.

Causes

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. Orchitis can also be seen during active mumps, particularly in adolescent boys.

Ischemic orchitis may result from damage to the blood vessels of the spermatic cord during inguinal herniorrhaphy, and may in the worst event lead to testicular atrophy.

Diagnosis

Blood – ESR high
Urine – Cultural & Sensitivity test
Ultrasound scanning

Treatment

In most cases where orchitis is caused by epididymitis, treatment is an oral antibiotic such as cefalexin or ciprofloxacin until infection clears up. In both causes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as naproxen or ibuprofen are recommended to relieve pain. Sometimes stronger pain medications in the opiate category are called for and are frequently prescribed by experienced emergency department physicians.

Other animals

Orchitis is not rare in bulls and rams. It has also been described in roosters.

References

"orchitis" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
Brucellosis in Humans and Animals World Health Organization Publication number WHO/CDS/EPR/2006.7
Simons MP, Aufenacker T, Bay-Nielsen M, et al. (August 2009). "European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients". Hernia. 13 (4): 343–403. doi:10.1007/s10029-009-0529-7. PMC 2719730. PMID 19636493.
Monleon R, Martin MP, John Barnes H (December 2008). "Bacterial orchitis and epididymo-orchitis in broiler breeders". Avian Pathology. 37 (6): 613–7. doi:10.1080/03079450802499134. PMID 19023758. S2CID 41011955.

External links

Classification	D ICD-10: N45 ICD-9-CM: 604 MeSH: D009920 DiseasesDB: 4342
External resources	MedlinePlus: 001280 eMedicine: emerg/344

Male diseases of the pelvis and genitals

Internal

Testicular	Orchitis Hydrocele testis Testicular cancer Testicular torsion Male infertility Aspermia Asthenozoospermia Azoospermia Hyperspermia Hypospermia Oligospermia Necrospermia Teratospermia Ectopic testis
Epididymis	Epididymitis Spermatocele Hematocele
Prostate	Prostatitis Acute prostatitis Chronic bacterial prostatitis Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome Asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis Benign prostatic hyperplasia Prostate cancer
Seminal vesicle	Seminal vesiculitis

External

Penis	Balanoposthitis / Balanitis Balanitis plasmacellularis Pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis Phimosis Paraphimosis Priapism Sexual dysfunction Erectile dysfunction Spontaneous orgasm Peyronie's disease Penile cancer Penile fracture Balanitis xerotica obliterans Persistent genital arousal disorder
Scrotum	Fournier gangrene Varicocele Pneumoscrotum

Other

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	==Causes==		==Causes==
	Orchitis can be related to ] infection that has spread to the ] (then called "epididymo-orchitis"), sometimes caused by the ]s ] and ]. It has also been reported in cases of males infected with ].<ref>''Brucellosis in Humans and Animals'' World Health Organization Publication number WHO/CDS/EPR/2006.7 {{page needed\|date=November 2014}}</ref> Orchitis can also be seen during active ], particularly in adolescent boys.{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}}		Orchitis can be related to ] infection that has spread to the ] (then called "epididymo-orchitis"), sometimes caused by the ]s ] and ]. It has also been reported in cases of males infected with ].<ref>''Brucellosis in Humans and Animals'' World Health Organization Publication number WHO/CDS/EPR/2006.7 {{page needed\|date=November 2014}}</ref> Orchitis can also be seen during active ], particularly in adolescent boys.{{citation needed\|date=May 2021}}

	] orchitis may result from damage to the blood vessels of the ] during ], and may in the worst event lead to ].<ref>{{cite journal \|vauthors=Simons MP, Aufenacker T, Bay-Nielsen M, etal \|title=European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients \|journal=Hernia \|volume=13 \|issue=4 \|pages=343–403 \|date=August 2009 \|pmid=19636493 \|pmc=2719730 \|doi=10.1007/s10029-009-0529-7}}</ref>		] orchitis may result from damage to the blood vessels of the ] during ], and may in the worst event lead to ].<ref>{{cite journal \|vauthors=Simons MP, Aufenacker T, Bay-Nielsen M, etal \|title=European Hernia Society guidelines on the treatment of inguinal hernia in adult patients \|journal=Hernia \|volume=13 \|issue=4 \|pages=343–403 \|date=August 2009 \|pmid=19636493 \|pmc=2719730 \|doi=10.1007/s10029-009-0529-7}}</ref>

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