title: [Epididymitis. Apropos of 82 cases].
abstract: The authors report 82 cases of epididymitis, studied from 1976 to 1985: 66 acute epididymitis and 16 chronicle epididymitis. It is the affection of young patients: middle age 39 years. The frequency of epididymitis seems to increase the last years. The coliform organisms were the predominant pathogens isolated from the patients more than 35 years old; for patients less than 35 years old, in most cases, the Chlamydia trachomatis was the cause of infection. Among 12 patients with Chlamydia trachomatis infection, 11 were less than 35 years old. The treatment before the results of the sample has to be the Doxycycline; if Chlamydia trachomatis is not the cause of infection, the treatment will be changed. The corticotherapy is always associated with antibiotics, and his action is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Epididymites. A propos de 82 cas.