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Tuberculosis epididymitis presenting as an acute scrotum in a 65 year-old man undergoing BCG treatment for bladder cancer [PDF]
Urology Case ReportsIntravesical immunotherapy with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the cornerstone of treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Intravesical BCG therapy is not without risks however, with complications ranging from bothersome to life ...
M. Barns, E. Powell, M. Kuan
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Myd88 Signaling Is Involved in the Inflammatory Response in LPS-Induced Mouse Epididymitis and Bone-Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 Epididymitis is an epididymal inflammation that may lead to male infertility. Dendritic cells (DCs) and myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (Myd88) were associated with epididymitis in rodents.
Jin-Chuan Liu +10 more
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Epstein–Barr virus-associated infectious mononucleosis with acute epididymitis: a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Infectious mononucleosis due to the Epstein–Barr virus is an infectious disease that causes the appearance of atypical lymphocytes in the peripheral blood; it mainly presents with fever, tonsillar pharyngitis, and lymphadenopathy.
K. Sako, T. Kenzaka, A. Kumabe
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Damaged male germ cells induce epididymitis in mice
Asian Journal of Andrology, 2020 Epididymitis can be caused by infectious and noninfectious etiological factors. While microbial infections are responsible for infectious epididymitis, the etiological factors contributing to noninfectious epididymitis remain to be defined.
Wei-Hua Liu +10 more
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Zinner Syndrome—A Rare Cause of Recurrent Epididymitis and Infertility [PDF]
Clinics and Practice, 2021 Zinner syndrome (ZS) is a rare disorder that affects only men. It is characterized by a triad of abnormalities, including unilateral renal agenesis, ipsilateral seminal vesicle cysts, and atresia of the ejaculatory tract.
Magdalena Ostrowska +7 more
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A Descriptive Analysis of Men Diagnosed With Epididymitis, Orchitis, or Both in the Emergency Department [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Introduction Epididymitis and orchitis are illnesses characterized by pain and inflammation of the epididymis and testicle. They represent the most common causes of acute scrotal pain in the outpatient setting.
Mason Bonner +3 more
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BMC Urology, 2020 Background Scrotal pain is a common complaint in the clinical practice, with many underlying causes. Infectious causes, like epididymitis, are frequently encountered in the work-up of scrotal pain.
Wout Devlies +2 more
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Schistosomal epididymitis [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2004 Epididymitis is a frequent inflammatory process. It is related to sexually transmitted diseases, urinary tract infections by E. coli, or scrotal trauma.
Leonardo S. Alves +2 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 The epididymis is an important male accessory sex organ where sperm motility and fertilization ability develop. When spermatozoa carrying foreign antigens enter the epididymis, the epididymis shows “immune privilege” to tolerate them.
Hu Zhao +5 more
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C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Plays an Anti-Inflammatory Role in Rat Epididymitis Induced by UPEC
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Human epididymitis is mainly caused by retrograde urinary tract infection with uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). This disease is an important factor (accounting for 20–30%) causing male infertility.
Chunlei Mei +6 more
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