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Acute Epididymitis

Signs & Symptoms

 vomiting (negative symptom) Gr. Male
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Swelling hemiscrotum Gr. Male
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urethral secretions (negative symptom) Gr. Male
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Hot scrotum Gr. Male
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Physical Examination

 Scrotal tenderness Gr. Male
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Intravesical BCG therapy
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Tender prostate Gr. Male
Note: due to Acute prostatitis
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Lab / Serology

 Erythematous Gr. Male
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Mucopurulent urethral discharge (negative symptom) Gr. Male
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Positive gram stain (negative symptom) Gr. Male
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Imagin Study

 Testis enlargement Gr. Male
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Bladder outlet obstruction Gr. Male
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Enlarged prostate Gr. Male
Note: due to Acute prostatitis
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Complication

Risk Factors

 Age > 19
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Cause

 Viral infection Gr. children
Note: due to Postinfectious inflammatory phenomenon
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Amiodarone Gr. Male #Noninfectious
Note: Noninfectious causes of acute epididymitis
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Behcet syndrome Gr. Male #Noninfectious
Note: Noninfectious causes of acute epididymitis
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