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Inflammatory Conditions of the Testis

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Infection and inflammation of the reproductive tract are accepted as important etiologic factors of male infertility [1–3]. With regard to their impact on reproductive function, orchitis and epididymo-orchitis are of particular concern. Whereas the clinical term orchitis is used particularly for acute, symptomatic disease due to local or systemic infection, a comprehensive classification also should include noninfectious disorders. The following etiologic factors of testicular inflammation must be considered [4–8]:

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Dr. F. Birke and Dr. B. Katzer (Fulda, Germany) and Prof. G. Haidl (University of Bonn, Germany) for the kind donation of tissue specimens (Figs. 9.2 and 9.3), and Th. Haggeney (Giessen) for preparing the immunohistochemistry. The work of M. Bergmann and H.-C. Schuppe is supported and funded by the LOEWE focus group “MIBIE” (Male Infertility during Infection and Inflammation), an excellence initiative of the German state government of Hessen.

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  1. Andrology Unit, Department of Urology, Pediatric Urology, and Andrology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

    Hans-Christian Schuppe M.D.

  2. Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology, and Embryology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany

    Martin Bergmann Ph.D.

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Schuppe, HC., Bergmann, M. (2013). Inflammatory Conditions of the Testis. In: Ježek, D. (eds) Atlas on the Human Testis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2763-5_9

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