Advances in the antibiotic management of epididymitis
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DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2022.2062228
Abstract: ABSTRACT Introduction Acute epididymitis is commonly encountered and typically presents acutely within a wide clinical spectrum. Most cases of acute epididymitis are caused by bacterial infection, most often by sexually transmitted organisms and urinary pathogens.… read more here.
Keywords: antibiotic management; acute epididymitis; epididymitis; management ... See more keywords
Is follow-up ultrasound necessary after acute epididymitis? A retrospective analysis from a large university hospital
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DOI: 10.1080/21681805.2018.1545797
Abstract: Abstract Objectives: To evaluate the role of scrotal ultrasound in the follow-up after epididymitis for underlying serious testicular pathologies, which could be overseen in the acute phase. Methods: Retrospective chart reviews were performed for patients… read more here.
Keywords: acute epididymitis; scrotal ultrasound; hospital; ultrasound necessary ... See more keywords
Dexamethasone improves therapeutic outcomes in a preclinical bacterial epididymitis mouse model.
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DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dez073
Abstract: STUDY QUESTION Can dexamethasone improve infertility-related cauda epididymidal tissue damage caused by bacterial epididymitis? SUMMARY ANSWER Dexamethasone in addition to anti-microbial treatment effectively reduces long-term deleterious epididymal tissue damage by dampening the host's adaptive immune… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial epididymitis; treatment; infection; tissue ... See more keywords
Testicular ischemia secondary to acute epididymitis: A case report
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000033843
Abstract: Rationale: Rare side effects of acute epididymitis include testicular infarction and ischemia. Distinguishing them from testicular torsion is challenging, both clinically and radiologically. However, only a few such cases have been reported to date. Patient… read more here.
Keywords: secondary acute; testicular ischemia; acute epididymitis; ischemia secondary ... See more keywords
Editorial Comment to Novel algorithm for management of acute epididymitis
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DOI: 10.1111/iju.13260
Abstract: e56–93. 5 Centor RM, Witherspoon JM, Dalton HP, Brody CE, Link K. The diagnosis of strep throat in adults in the emergency room. Med. Decis. Making 1981; 1: 239–46. 6 Yasuda M, Takahashi S, Kiyota… read more here.
Keywords: acute epididymitis; management; urology; epididymitis ... See more keywords
Case report on secondary testicular necrosis due to fulminant epididymitis: ultrasonographic evaluation and diagnosis
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DOI: 10.1186/s12894-020-00655-w
Abstract: 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. The presentation of epididymitis is mostly mild,… read more here.
Keywords: scrotal pain; case; evaluation; testicular necrosis ... See more keywords
Testicular Atrophy and Epididymitis-Orchitis Associated with Infectious Bronchitis Virus in Broiler Breeder Roosters.
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DOI: 10.1637/21-00108
Abstract: Infectious bronchitis is a respiratory disease of chickens caused by a gammacoronavirus named infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). In addition to affecting the respiratory tract, IBV may also induce urogenital infections, leading to nephropathogenic disease, false… read more here.
Keywords: bronchitis; infectious bronchitis; ibv; epididymitis ... See more keywords
C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Plays an Anti-Inflammatory Role in Rat Epididymitis Induced by UPEC
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.711842
Abstract: 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. C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP), a protein composed of… read more here.
Keywords: cnp; induced upec; natriuretic peptide; role ... See more keywords
Chronic epididymitis due to Chlamydia trachomatis LGV-L2 in an HIV-negative heterosexual patient: a case report
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129166
Abstract: Chlamydia trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen and the leading bacterial cause of sexually transmitted infections worldwide. Chlamydia trachomatis genovars L1–L3 are responsible for lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), an invasive sexually transmitted disease endemic in tropical… read more here.
Keywords: trachomatis; chlamydia trachomatis; epididymitis; trachomatis lgv ... See more keywords
Myd88 Signaling Is Involved in the Inflammatory Response in LPS-Induced Mouse Epididymitis and Bone-Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms24097838
Abstract: 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. However, the functions of Myd88 on epididymal… read more here.
Keywords: bone marrow; myd88 signaling; epididymitis; lps induced ... See more keywords
Comprehensive transcriptome analysis based on RNA sequencing identifies critical genes for lipopolysaccharide-induced epididymitis in a rat model
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DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_21_19
Abstract: Epididymitis is a commonly diagnosed disease associated with male infertility. However, little is known about the molecules that are involved in its development. This study was to identify critical genes associated with lipopolysaccharide-induced epididymitis and… read more here.
Keywords: lipopolysaccharide induced; rna sequencing; model; induced epididymitis ... See more keywords