Synonym(s)
Didymitis
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Inflammation of the testicles.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Infection with bacteria or viruses or as an immunological process, e.g. in parotitis epidemica, syphilis (orchitis fibrosa specifica)
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Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
High fever, painful swelling of the testicles. Duration up to several weeks.
Differential diagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Causal with antibiotics after antibiogram. If necessary, cooling and testicular elevation or wearing of a suspensor.
Progression/forecastThis section has been translated automatically.
Possible subsequent azoospermia and impotence.
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Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer