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Orchitis

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orchitis

Inflammation and swelling of the testes, caused by infection (most often mumps) or chemical or physical injury. The testicles' rich blood and lymphatic supply block most infections in the absence of severe injury. Usual symptoms are high fever, sudden pain in the testicle, nausea and vomiting, and swelling, tightness, and tenderness of the gland. Fluids with pus or blood may accumulate in the scrotum, which is generally red and thickened. Treatment may include antibiotics, bed rest, support of the testes, compresses, and surgery or drainage.


Orchitis 

inflammation of the testis in man. Orchitis usually arises as a complication of an infectious disease, for example, parotitis, influenza, gonorrhea, and typhus, or as a consequence of testicular trauma; when an infectious disease is involved, orchititis is said to arise by a hematogenous route. Orchitis has an acute progression: the testis rapidly enlarges and becomes sensitive, and its surface becomes smooth as a result of exudation in the membranes. The body temperature rises. With hematogenous infection, the epididymis and the vas deferens remain unaltered. Within two to three weeks the symptoms of orchitis usually subside, although in a few cases suppuration and even necrosis of the testis are possible. Chronic orchitis proceeds slowly with few symptoms. Treatment involves rest and the use of analgesics, antibiotics, and a suspensory. When suppuration occurs, the the abscess is lanced. In prolonged, recurring cases of orchitis, the affected testis is removed.



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Other risk factors include inguinal hernia during childhood and a personal history of mumps orchitis.
Kinsey himself was a homosexual who died from orchitis, an inflammation of the testes often caused by excessive sexual self-abuse.
 
 
 
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