How is acute epididymitis caused?

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Acute epididymitis is mainly caused by Staphylococcus or Streptococcus, Escherichia coli infection, the onset is more acute, the patient's affected scrotum at the same time will appear distension discomfort, severe local pain, and accompanied by systemic discomfort and high fever. Severe inflammation can also affect the ipsilateral testis, which has a great impact on the action of patients. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken for this disease, so we must understand how acute epididymitis is caused. How is acute epididymitis caused? Let's talk about it now.

How is acute epididymitis caused?

External pressure: the occurrence of acute epididymitis may also be caused by external pressure on the testis at ordinary times. Many patients will feel that the testis is crushed before the onset of the disease.

External infection: because many traditional men's underwear is not too heavy and uncomfortable for men to wear, the penis and scrotum are exposed to high temperature and humidity for a long time. At the same time, because the patient's environment is relatively hot and there is little activity, it is easy for bacteria and other microorganisms to breed in the hotbed, and it is easy to cause prostatitis and epididymitis, And this pathogenic factor is also easy to be ignored by men.

Spread infection: it is found that acute epididymitis is caused by other reproductive system infections in men, such as prostatitis or seminal vesiculitis. The bacteria may spread to the epididymis along the vas deferens. In clinic, blood infection is rare. However, if male transurethral instruments are operated frequently, For example, indwelling catheter after prostatectomy may also lead to local disease resistance, which is easy to cause epididymitis.

matters needing attention

Patients with acute epididymitis also need to pay attention, if the treatment is not correct or not timely, then can turn to chronic epididymitis. And the treatment of chronic epididymitis will be greatly increased, so men must pay attention to early targeted examination and treatment after the onset, and do a good job in the maintenance of life measures, can recover as soon as possible.