ORCHITIS

Course overview

ORCHITIS IS THE INFLAMMATION OF THE TESTIS AND IS USUALLY UNILATERAL. OTHER DISEASES LIKE MUMPS OR EPIDIDYMITIS OFTEN ACCOMPANY ORCHITIS, ISOLATED ORCHITIS IS RARE. DIAGNOSIS IS GENERALLY ON HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION. SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS ARE UNCOMMON; HOWEVER, ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS IS CRUCIAL FOR EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ORCHITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.