Orchitis

Clinc

• Orchitis is inflammation of the testes. It can also involve swelling, pains and frequent infection, particularly of the epididymis, as in epididymitis.

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
• It is caused by the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and gonorrhea.
• It has also been reported in cases of males infected with brucellosis.
• Orchitis can also be seen during active MMP