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How Can Epididymitis Be Treated In A Child?

My three year old son was taken to the ER on Saturday with swollen testicles. The diagnose was epididymitis. This was not explained to us. During the day (Sunday) I noticed his testicles were slightly more swollen. He had no fever in the ER on Saturday but ran a low grade yesterday (99.7). He has experienced absolutely no pain in the scrotal area. I just contacted my pediatrician and the nurse returned my call. She looked at his results from Saturday s ER visit and said that the it showed torsion. They didn t tell us this in the ER. I ve read that you should seek emergency help immediately if the child experiences pain or tenderness as you usually have a six hour time frame for surgery. I am at a loss as to what to do. I intend on taking him to his pediatrician tomorrow, but my concern is that all she can do is read the ER report. Please advise me on what you think I should do. Thank you
Fri, 16 Feb 2018
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Hi

Welcome to HealthcareMagic ,

Yes mam you are right .
Within 6 hours the testes has be taken care of and torsion repaired. But please do not wait till tomorrow .Visit a surgeon, he can diagnose torsion testis .

Take Care!


With Regards
Dr Varinder Joshi
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How Can Epididymitis Be Treated In A Child?

Hi Welcome to HealthcareMagic , Yes mam you are right . Within 6 hours the testes has be taken care of and torsion repaired. But please do not wait till tomorrow .Visit a surgeon, he can diagnose torsion testis . Take Care! With Regards Dr Varinder Joshi