"Epididymitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.199
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Epididymitis" by people in Profiles.
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Ishido T, Horita N, Takeuchi M, Kawagoe T, Shibuya E, Yamane T, Hayashi T, Meguro A, Ishido M, Minegishi K, Yoshimi R, Kirino Y, Kato S, Arimoto J, Ishigatsubo Y, Takeno M, Kurosawa M, Kaneko T, Mizuki N. Clinical manifestations of Behçet's disease depending on sex and age: results from Japanese nationwide registration. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Nov 01; 56(11):1918-1927.
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Sandella B, Hartmann B, Berkson D, Hong E. Testicular conditions in athletes: torsion, tumors, and epididymitis. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2012 Mar-Apr; 11(2):92-5.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Apr; 25(4):269-72.
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Panwalker AP. Gonococcal epididymitis and pyelonephritis in a male. Urology. 1985 Jun; 25(6):630-1.
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Rifkin MD, Kurtz AB, Pasto ME, Rubenstein JB, Cole-Beuglet C, Baltarowich O, Goldberg BB. The sonographic diagnosis of focal and diffuse infiltrating intrascrotal lesions. Urol Radiol. 1984; 6(1):20-6.