Specific Symptoms of Different Types of Epididymitis
Epididymitis is a disease that seriously affects male fertility. For the majority of men to detect diseases early, they should first understand their symptoms and master their physical conditions. In addition, experts pointed out that there are different types of epididymitis, and the symptoms will be different. Next, we will follow the experts to understand the specific manifestations of the clinical symptoms of epididymitis.
1. Symptoms of acute epididymitis:
If a patient has acute epididymitis, the patient will feel a lot of uncomfortable symptoms, such as his improvement will increase, and he will find an increase in white blood cells when he goes to the hospital for examination. Pain in the scrotum on the affected side, sinking feeling, referred pain in the lower abdomen and groin, aggravated when standing or walking. The ipsilateral epididymis was enlarged with obvious tenderness. When the scope of inflammation is large, both the epididymis and testis are swollen, and the boundary between the two is unclear, which is called epididymis orchitis. The spermatic cord on the affected side was thickened and tender. Under normal circumstances, acute symptoms can gradually subside after a week.
2. Symptoms of chronic epididymitis:
Many men don't know about testicular epididymitis, and they don't even know that they have the disease. Some people know that they have the disease, but they have never had time to treat it. Many people suffer from chronic epididymitis. Some patients become chronic due to failure to heal quickly in the acute phase, but most patients do not have a clear acute phase, and the inflammation is mostly secondary to chronic prostatitis or injury. Patients often feel a dull pain in the ipsilateral scrotum, swelling, and falling, and the pain often involves the lower abdomen and groin on the same side, and sometimes secondary hydrocele may be combined. The epididymis often enlarges and hardens to varying degrees during the examination. There is mild tenderness, and the ipsilateral vas deferens can be thickened.
The content of the clinical symptoms of testicular epididymitis is introduced here. The editor reminds us that if a male friend has similar symptoms, he must be admitted to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible, so as not to delay the condition.