Orchitis is inflammation of the testes. It can also involve swelling, pains and frequent infection, particularly of the epididymis, as in epididymitis. The term is from ...OrchitisFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchMedicalconditionOrchitisOthernamesOrchiditisPronunciation/ˌɔːrˈkaɪtɪs/,/ˌɔːrkɪˈdaɪtɪs/SpecialtyUrologyOrchitisisinflammationofthetestes.[1]Itcanalsoinvolveswelling,painsandfrequentinfection,particularlyoftheepididymis,asinepididymitis.ThetermisfromtheAncientGreekὄρχιςmeaning"testicle";samerootasorchid.Contents1Signsandsymptoms2Causes3Diagnosis4Treatment5Otheranimals6References7Furtherreading8ExternallinksSignsandsymptoms[edit]Symptomsoforchitisaresimilartothoseoftesticulartorsion.Thesecaninclude:[citationneeded]hematospermia(bloodinthesemen)hematuria(bloodintheurine)severepainvisibleswellingofatesticleortesticlesandoftentheinguinallymphnodesontheaffectedside.Causes[edit]Orchitiscanberelatedtoepididymitisinfectionthathasspreadtothetesticles(thencalled"epididymo-orchitis"),sometimescausedbythesexuallytransmitteddiseaseschlamydiaandgonorrhea.Ithasalsobeenreportedincasesofmalesinfectedwithbrucellosis.[2]Orchitiscanalsobeseenduringactivemumps,particularlyinadolescentboys.[citationneeded]Ischemicorchitismayresultfromdamagetothebloodvesselsofthespermaticcordduringinguinalherniorrhaphy,andmayintheworsteventleadtotesticularatrophy.[3]Diagnosis[edit]Dopplerultrasoundofthescrotum,intheaxialplane,showingorchitis(aspartofepididymo-orchitis)ashypoechogenicandslightlyheterogeniclefttesticulartissue(rightinimage),withanincreasedbloodflow.Thereisalsoswellingofperitesticulartissue.Blood–ESRhighUrine–Cultural&SensitivitytestUltrasoundscanningTreatment[edit]Inmostcaseswhereorchitisiscausedbyepididymitis,treatmentisanoralantibioticsuchascefalexinorciprofloxacinuntilinfectionclearsup.Inbothcausesnon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrugssuchasnaproxenoribuprofenarerecommendedtorelievepain.Sometimesstrongerpainmedicationsintheopiatecategoryarecalledforandaref