Sexually transmitted epididymo-orchitis

Sexually transmitted epididymo-orchitis is an acute infectious and inflammatory condition of the male reproductive tract involving the epididymis and the adjacent ipsilateral testis Defining clinical features include progressive unilateral scrotal pain, swelling, and tenderness, which are frequently accompanied by scrotal erythema, fever, dysuria, or urethral discharge

Sexually transmitted epididymo-orchitis is an acute infectious and inflammatory condition of the male reproductive tract involving the epididymis and the adjacent ipsilateral testis

It predominantly affects sexually active males under 35 years of age and typically arises from the retrograde ascension of sexually acquired pathogens—most frequently *Chlamydia trachomatis* or *Neisseria gonorrhoeae*—from the urethra through the vas deferens

It predominantly affects sexually active males under 35 years of age and typically arises from the retrograde ascension of sexually acquired pathogens—most frequently *Chlamydia trachomatis* or *Neisseria gonorrhoeae*—from the urethra through the vas deferens

It predominantly affects sexually active males under 35 years of age and typically arises from the retrograde ascension of sexually acquired pathogens—most frequently *Chlamydia trachomatis* or *Neisseria gonorrhoeae*—from the urethra through the vas deferens

Defining clinical features include progressive unilateral scrotal pain, swelling, and tenderness, which are frequently accompanied by scrotal erythema, fever, dysuria, or urethral discharge Pathophysiologically, localized microvascular congestion and neutrophilic inflammation spread from the epididymal tail into the testicular parenchyma, carrying risks of abscess formation, testicular infarction, and subfertility if left untreated

Defining clinical features include progressive unilateral scrotal pain, swelling, and tenderness, which are frequently accompanied by scrotal erythema, fever, dysuria, or urethral discharge Pathophysiologically, localized microvascular congestion and neutrophilic inflammation spread from the epididymal tail into the testicular parenchyma, carrying risks of abscess formation, testicular infarction, and subfertility if left untreated

Pathophysiologically, localized microvascular congestion and neutrophilic inflammation spread from the epididymal tail into the testicular parenchyma, carrying risks of abscess formation, testicular infarction, and subfertility if left untreated