"Epididymitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Inflammation of the EPIDIDYMIS. Its clinical features include enlarged epididymis, a swollen SCROTUM; PAIN; PYURIA; and FEVER. It is usually related to infections in the URINARY TRACT, which likely spread to the EPIDIDYMIS through either the VAS DEFERENS or the lymphatics of the SPERMATIC CORD.
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D004823
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MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.199
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epididymitis" by people in Profiles.
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Brucellar epididymo-orchitis: a retrospective multicenter study of 28 cases and review of the literature. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2014 Nov-Dec; 12(6 Pt A):667-72.
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Asymmetric spermatic cord vessel enhancement on CT: a sign of epididymitis or testicular neoplasm. Abdom Imaging. 2014 Oct; 39(5):1014-20.
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[IFN-gamma enzyme-linked immunospot assay versus PPD tuberculin skin test in the diagnosis of tuberculous epididymitis]. Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2012 Jun; 18(6):534-7.
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Rete testis-associated nodular steroid cell nests: description of putative pluripotential testicular hilus steroid cells. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Apr; 35(4):505-11.
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Acute scrotal swelling in a newborn with bacteremia. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Oct; 47(8):827-8.
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Addisonian crisis and tuberculous epididymo-orchitis. Endocr Pract. 2002 Sep-Oct; 8(5):365-9.