Inflammation of the testicles.
Causes: injury, mumps, or infection from other parts of the body, as from epididymitis.
Symptoms: testicles enlarged and painful; fever. Nausea. Sensation of weight.
Treatment. Analgesics, anti-inflammatories.
Teas: Clivers, Fumitory, Burdock root (decoction). Freely.
Tablets/capsules. Poke root. Echinacea. Prickly Ash. Pulsatilla. (Pulsatilla useful: American Dispensary)
Formula. Equal parts: Pulsatilla, Lobelia, Poke root. Dose – Liquid extracts: 30-60 drops. Tinctures: 60-120 drops. Powders: 375mg (quarter of a teaspoon). Thrice daily.
A. Barker, FNIMH. Dec Jam Sarsae Co Conc BPC 1oz. Liquid Extract Wild Carrot 1oz. Liquid Extract Corn Silk half an ounce. Mist Senna Co BP 2oz. Water to 8oz. Dose: 2 teaspoons in water thrice daily after meals.
External. Slippery Elm or Black Bryony poultice. Camphorated oil. Ice pack.
Inflammation of a testis. Orchitis may be caused by the mumps virus, particularly if infection occurs after puberty. Swelling and severe pain in the affected testis are accompanied by high fever. In epididymo-orchitis, the tube that carries sperm from the testis is also inflamed.
Treatment is with analgesic drugs and ice-packs to reduce swelling; antibiotic drugs may be given, but not for mumps orchitis.
The condition usually begins to subside within 7 days but is occasionally followed by shrinking of the testis.
In?ammation of the testicle. (See TESTICLE, DISEASES OF.)
Inflammation of the testis characterised by hypertrophy and pain
Inflammation of the testes, manifested by swelling and tenderness, usually infectious, sometimes the result of trauma.
n. inflammation of the testis. This causes pain, redness, and swelling of the scrotum, and may be associated with inflammation of the epididymis (epididymo-orchitis). The condition may affect one or both testes; it is usually caused by infection spreading down the vas deferens but can develop in mumps. Mumps orchitis affecting both testes after puberty may result in reduced testicular size and abnormalities in semen analysis, although sterility is rare. Treatment of epididymo-orchitis is by local support and by administration of analgesics and antibiotics; mumps orchitis often responds to *corticosteroids.
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