Acute gonococcal epididymo-orchitis

Acute gonococcal epididymo-orchitis is an acute, sexually transmitted inflammatory syndrome of the male genitourinary system characterized by concurrent infection of the epididymis and the adjacent testis by *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* Most frequently encountered in sexually active young men, it typically develops when the pathogen ascends from an untreated or subclinical gonococcal urethral infection through the vas deferens

Acute gonococcal epididymo-orchitis is an acute, sexually transmitted inflammatory syndrome of the male genitourinary system characterized by concurrent infection of the epididymis and the adjacent testis by *Neisseria gonorrhoeae* Without prompt intervention, the infection can progress to severe complications, including testicular ischemia, abscess formation, and impaired fertility

Most frequently encountered in sexually active young men, it typically develops when the pathogen ascends from an untreated or subclinical gonococcal urethral infection through the vas deferens

Clinical features arise over days and predominantly present with acute unilateral scrotal pain, erythema, edema, and tenderness, frequently accompanied by dysuria, urethral discharge, and fever

Clinical features arise over days and predominantly present with acute unilateral scrotal pain, erythema, edema, and tenderness, frequently accompanied by dysuria, urethral discharge, and fever

Clinical features arise over days and predominantly present with acute unilateral scrotal pain, erythema, edema, and tenderness, frequently accompanied by dysuria, urethral discharge, and fever

Without prompt intervention, the infection can progress to severe complications, including testicular ischemia, abscess formation, and impaired fertility