Testicle Flashcards
Cryptorchidism
undescended testicle
needs to be pulled down by age 2
Orchitis
inflammation of testicle
Orchitis etiology
older population
E. coli and Pseudomonas
UTI pathogens spread to the reproductive tract
Orchtitis etiology
young adults
Chlamydia trachomatis D-K
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Libido in orchitis of young adults
libido
libido not affected by Chlamydia or gonorrhoeae
because Leydig cells are spared
Autoimmune orchitis usually due to
Tb
Histo finding or autoimmune orchitis
granulomas involving seminiferous tubules
Virus classically leading to orchitis
mumps
in boys >10 y/o
Testicular torsion
etiology
congenital failure of testes to attach to inner lining of scrotum via process vaginalis
Testicular torsion
result
hemorrhagic infarction of testicle
Varicocele association
L sided renal cell carcinoma
Hydrocele etiology
infants
incomplete closure of tunica vaginalis
Hydrocele etiology
adults
impaired lymphatic drainage