EPIDIDYMITIS

Course overview

EPIDIDYMITIS IS AN INFLAMMATION OF THE EPIDIDYMIS, A TUBULAR STRUCTURE ON THE TESTIS WHERE SPERM MATURE. EPIDIDYMITIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON CONDITION THAT IS EASILY BE CONFUSED WITH TESTICULAR TORSION. EPIDIDYMITIS IS MANAGED MEDICALLY, WHEREAS TESTICULAR TORSION IS A SURGICAL EMERGENCY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF EPIDIDYMITIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.