orchitis
Chapter: 17
Inflammation of the testis, resulting from ascending lower urinary tract, or sexually transmitted infection or hematogenous dissertation of pathogens. Ascending orchitis is usually caused by coliform pathogens, N. Gonorrhoeae, Chlamidia, or T. Pallidum. Hematogenous orchitis is caused by pyogenic bacteria that reach testes during sepsis, or viruses, such as mumps virus. Tuberculous orchitis secondary to pulmonary or renal infection is rare in the US.