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Cases of epididymoorchitis were described in literature as early as 1841.<ref name="pmid21379715">{{cite journal |vauthors=Taylor AJ |title=On the utility of compression in epididymitis: With cases |journal=Prov Med Surg J (1840) |volume=3 |issue=53 |pages=8–10 |year=1841 |pmid=21379715 |pmc=2489278 |doi= |url=}}</ref>It was believed that epididymitis was caused by chemical irritation caused by [[urine]] [[reflux]]. However, by 1979, a study showed that [[bacteria]] were responsible for more cases. <ref name="pmid19378875">{{cite journal |vauthors=Trojian TH, Lishnak TS, Heiman D |title=Epididymitis and orchitis: an overview |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=79 |issue=7 |pages=583–7 |year=2009 |pmid=19378875 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dima Nimri, M.D. [2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Cases of epididymoorchitis were described in literature as early as 1841.[1]It was believed that epididymitis was caused by chemical irritation caused by urine reflux. However, by 1979, a study showed that bacteria were responsible for more cases. [2]