Diagnosis is by palpation. A biopsy is necessary to determine malignancy. Chemotherapy , radiation and orchiectomy are potential treatments. Orchitis Inflammation of the testes most commonly occurs as a complication of mumps but may be a result of trauma or be acquired from an infection spread from the genital tract. Symptoms are pain, swelling, chills and fever.
Treatment includes bed rest, antibiotics , cold compresses and genital support.
Epididymitis Symtoms of this inflammation of the epididymis are pain, chills, fever, and malaise with pronounced scrotal swelling. It occurs when disease-causing organisms reach the epididymis. Treatment includes bed rest, sitz baths, scrotal elevation and appropriate antibiotics . Jock rash or jock itch is a fungal infection of the skin of the groin area, perhaps including the skin of the scrotum.