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==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
The main symptoms of epididymoorchitis include: | The main symptoms of epididymoorchitis include:<ref name="pmid19378875">{{cite journal |vauthors=Trojian TH, Lishnak TS, Heiman D |title=Epididymitis and orchitis: an overview |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=79 |issue=7 |pages=583–7 |year=2009 |pmid=19378875 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[scrotum|Scrotal]] pain: [[scrotum|scrotal]] pain in epididymoorchitis starts gradually, is usually unilateral and localized posterior to the [[testis]]. Pain my spread to the adjacent [[testis]] or radiate to the lower [[abdomen]] | *[[scrotum|Scrotal]] pain: [[scrotum|scrotal]] pain in epididymoorchitis starts gradually, is usually unilateral and localized posterior to the [[testis]]. Pain my spread to the adjacent [[testis]] or radiate to the lower [[abdomen]] | ||
*[[scrotum|Scrotal]] swelling | *[[scrotum|Scrotal]] swelling | ||
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Overview
History and Symptoms
The main symptoms of epididymoorchitis include:[1]
- Scrotal pain: scrotal pain in epididymoorchitis starts gradually, is usually unilateral and localized posterior to the testis. Pain my spread to the adjacent testis or radiate to the lower abdomen
- Scrotal swelling
- Lower urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms: these include urgency, frequency, burning on urination (dysuria) or the presence blood in urine (hematuria)
- Constitutional symptoms: these include subjective or documented feeling of hotness, nausea and vomiting