ORCHITIS DUE TO VASCULITIS IN AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASES

Autoimmune diseases can affect the blood vessels, causing systemic vas culitis. Although testicular manifestation of some autoimmune diseases is not uncommon, only a few cases of acute orchitis are described in the literature. The underlying pathological condition in testicular ma nifestations of autoimmune diseases is severe vasculitis causing infla mmation and infarction. In patients with recurrent episodes of scrotal swelling and pain, testicular vasculitis as the first sign of a syste mic disease should be taken into consideration.