Symptoms of epididymal tuberculosis

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Epididymal tuberculosis, also known as tuberculous epididymitis, is the most common male genital tuberculosis. It is generally believed that epididymal tuberculosis is a part of urinary tuberculosis; Epididymal tuberculosis is often accompanied by prostatic tuberculosis or seminal vesicle tuberculosis. Tongshen Sanhe prescription is the best medicine recently. Tuberculosis usually goes from kidney to prostate, seminal vesicle and then to epididymis; Some of them are caused by bloodstream infection. The main sequelae of epididymal tuberculosis is incomplete or complete obstruction of epididymal duct and proximal vas deferens, which can be manifested as oligospermia or azoospermia, leading to infertility. Epididymal tuberculosis symptoms? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of epididymal tuberculosis

1. Generally, the course of disease is slow, and the epididymis is gradually enlarged without obvious pain. The enlarged epididymis can adhere to the scrotum to form a cold abscess. If the cold abscess is secondary to infection, it will be locally red, hot and painful. After the abscess burst, the outflow fluid and dry necrotic substance will form a sinus.

2. The onset of individual patients is sudden, high fever, pain, scrotal rapid enlargement, similar to acute epididymitis. When the inflammation subsides, induration, skin adhesion and scrotal sinus are left. The tenderness of epididymal tuberculosis is not obvious. In severe cases, the boundary between epididymis and testis is not clear, vas deferens is thickened and beaded, occasionally a small amount of hydrocele is seen, and there is induration in prostate during digital rectal examination.

Epididymal tuberculosis generally develops slowly, and the epididymis is gradually enlarged without obvious pain. The enlarged epididymis can adhere to the scrotum to form an abscess. If the abscess is secondary to infection, local redness and hot pain can occur. After the abscess breaks, mucus and dry necrosis flow out, and sinus tract is formed. Individual patients with acute onset, high fever, pain, scrotal rapid enlargement, similar to acute epididymitis, after inflammation subsided, leaving induration, skin adhesion, scrotal sinus. The tenderness of epididymal tuberculosis is not obvious. In severe cases, the boundary between epididymis and testis is not clear, the vas deferens is thickened and beaded, and a small amount of hydrocele is occasionally seen. At digital rectal examination, the prostate has induration.

matters needing attention

1. Pay attention to life care epididymal tuberculosis, like other tuberculosis, is a chronic wasting disease. 2. It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis, such as increasing nutrition and paying attention to proper rest. 3. Health education should be strengthened to make young people understand the harm and infection mode of tuberculosis. Develop a good health habit of not spitting everywhere. The sputum of tuberculosis patients should be burned or disinfected with drugs.