Epididymitis
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Epididymitis Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have epididymitis and any of the following:
Bloody urine
Blood in the semen
Worsening
fever
Pain during urination
Repeated
vomiting
Worsening
testicular swelling
Worsening
scrotal pain
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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008
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Epididymitis References:
Joly-Guillou ML, Lasry S. Practical recommendations for the drug treatment of bacterial infections of the male genital tract including urethritis, epididymitis and prostatitis. Drugs. 1999 May;57(5):743-50.
Kadish HA, Bolte RG. A retrospective review of pediatric patients with epididymitis, testicular torsion, and torsion of testicular appendages. Pediatrics. 1998 Jul;102(1 Pt 1):73-6.
Nickel JC, Siemens DR, Nickel KR, Downey J. The patient with chronic epididymitis: characterization of an enigmatic syndrome. J Urol. 2002 Apr;167(4):1701-4.
