Symptoms of epididymitis attack

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Epididymitis disease is indeed common in our real life. The occurrence of the disease has a great impact on the health of our patients. Many patients suffer from epididymitis disease, suffering from pain, and also bring a lot of influence in life. So it is necessary for us to understand the symptoms of epididymitis attack?

Symptoms of epididymitis attack

Sudden high fever, increased white blood cell count, scrotal distension and depression on the affected side, lower abdomen and groin pain, aggravated when standing or walking. The epididymis on the affected side was swollen with obvious tenderness. When the scope of inflammation is large, the epididymis and testis are swollen, and the boundary between them is unclear, which is called epididymal orchitis. The spermatic cord on the affected side was thickened and tender. In general, the acute symptoms can gradually subside after one week.

Chronic epididymitis is more common. Some patients become chronic because of incomplete cure in acute stage, but most patients have no definite acute stage. Inflammation is often secondary to chronic prostatitis or injury. The patient often feels the scrotum dull pain on the affected side, and has the feeling of swelling and falling. The pain often involves the lower abdomen and the ipsilateral groin, and sometimes can be combined with secondary hydrocele. The epididymis is often enlarged and hardened in different degrees. Mild tenderness and thickening of ipsilateral vas deferens.

There is no pain, the mass and normal testis are easy to distinguish, prostatic fluid and urine routine examination are normal, if necessary, histopathological examination can be done. In the early stage, the lesions were confined to the tail of epididymis, and finally involved the whole epididymis. The general onset is relatively slow, painless, vas deferens with Beaded changes.

matters needing attention

General treatment of bed rest, the application of scrotum or homemade cushion support scrotum can reduce symptoms. Local hyperthermia can relieve symptoms and promote inflammation to subside. However, early use of hyperthermia can aggravate the pain and promote the spread of infection. Therefore, it is appropriate to use ice bags for local cold compress in the early stage. Sex and physical labor can aggravate the infection, so it should be avoided.