Epididymoorchitis history and symptoms: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Dima Nimri (talk | contribs) |
Dima Nimri (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
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> | 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><ref name="pmid21490048">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stewart A, Ubee SS, Davies H |title=Epididymo-orchitis |journal=BMJ |volume=342 |issue= |pages=d1543 |year=2011 |pmid=21490048 |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 | ||
*Lower [[urinary tract infection]] ([[UTI]]) symptoms: these include [[urgency]], [[frequency]], burning on urination ([[dysuria]]) or the presence [[blood]] in [[urine]] ([[hematuria]]) | *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]] | *Constitutional symptoms: these include subjective or documented feeling of hotness, [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]] | ||
In the history, ask about certain precipitating factors to epididymoorchitis. These include:<ref name="pmid21490048">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stewart A, Ubee SS, Davies H |title=Epididymo-orchitis |journal=BMJ |volume=342 |issue= |pages=d1543 |year=2011 |pmid=21490048 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Sexual history, number of partners and recent changes in partners. Make sure to ask about [[urethral]] discharge. | |||
*Recent [[viral]] illness: Isolated orchitis is a common complication of [[mumps]] [[viral infection]] and it usually manifests 7-10 days following the onset of [[fever]] and [[parotitis]]. | |||
*[[Trauma]] to the genitalia. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 23 December 2016
|
Epididymoorchitis Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Epididymoorchitis history and symptoms On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Epididymoorchitis history and symptoms |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Epididymoorchitis history and symptoms |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
History and Symptoms
The main symptoms of epididymoorchitis include:[1][2]
- 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
In the history, ask about certain precipitating factors to epididymoorchitis. These include:[2]
- Sexual history, number of partners and recent changes in partners. Make sure to ask about urethral discharge.
- Recent viral illness: Isolated orchitis is a common complication of mumps viral infection and it usually manifests 7-10 days following the onset of fever and parotitis.
- Trauma to the genitalia.