"Orchitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of a TESTIS. It has many features of EPIDIDYMITIS, such as swollen SCROTUM; PAIN; PYURIA; and FEVER. It is usually related to infections in the URINARY TRACT, which likely spread to the EPIDIDYMIS and then the TESTIS through either the VAS DEFERENS or the lymphatics of the SPERMATIC CORD.
| Descriptor ID |
D009920
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.294.829.493 C19.391.829.493
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Orchitis" by people in Profiles.
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Testicular pathology in fatal COVID-19: A descriptive autopsy study. Andrology. 2022 01; 10(1):13-23.
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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on male reproduction. Reproduction. 2021 02; 161(2):R37-R44.
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Relationship between COVID-19 and the male reproductive system. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2021 Jan; 25(2):1109-1113.
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Review of COVID-19 and male genital tract. Andrologia. 2021 Feb; 53(1):e13914.
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Ultrasound Imaging Findings of Acute Testicular Infection in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Single-Center-Based Study in Wuhan, China. J Ultrasound Med. 2021 Sep; 40(9):1787-1794.
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Is there any association of COVID-19 with testicular pain and epididymo-orchitis? Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Mar; 75(3):e13753.
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Potential mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 action on male gonadal function and fertility: Current status and future prospects. Andrologia. 2021 Feb; 53(1):e13883.
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A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient with bilateral orchitis. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr; 42:260.e3-260.e5.
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[SARS-CoV-2 infection: implications for sexual and reproductive health. A position statement of the Asociación Española de Andrología, Medicina Sexual y Reproductiva (ASESA)]. Rev Int Androl. 2020 Jul - Sep; 18(3):117-123.
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SARS-CoV-2 and the testis: similarity with other viruses and routes of infection. Reprod Biomed Online. 2020 06; 40(6):763-764.