Epididymitis is a disease on the epididymis.
It caused by bacteria or inflammation on this part. The symptoms of swollen and
inflamed which result to scrotum pain and other cases can be misdiagnosed with
the testicular torsion. Although it can be affected for many people, it is
prone to those people who have problems in urinary tract and other sexually
transmitted disease.
At the beginning, patients with epidiymitis
can experience flank or abnormal pain in the vas deferens. With the movement of
the inflammation and bacterial infection, patients can experience discomfort
confined to a small area of the scrotum. There also will be symptoms associated
with urethritis. Generally, the symptoms of epididymitis often develops pain in
the testicle at the back portion, fever, chills, pain in groin, swollen and
tenderness, enlargement of scrotal and so on.
Epididymitis symptom may also occur on
testicle pains, swollen orchitis which can be caused by after- removal of
scrotal cyst or vasectomy and sport injury that includes lower abdominal pain. In
some cases, symptoms may show up swollen lymph nodes and enlargement of
prostate and if needed, doctor recommends urethral smear and a urologic
assessment must be completed. And this could only be confirmed by some testicle
examinations and laboratories which are conducted through ultrasound or torsion
tests. This may also include blood and urine test.