A 7-year-old male presents with fever and swollen parotid glands. He is diagnosed with mumps. A complication that can occur with mumps in a male patient is:
A. Orchitis
B. Prostatitis
C. Testicular torsion
D. Varicocele
ANS: A
Orchitis is usually caused by the extension of an infection from the epididymis to the testicle and rarely exists independent of epididymitis. The risks and causative organisms are the same as for epididymitis. Orchitis may also occur as a sequela of mumps and occurs in up to 30% of prepubertal male patients with mumps.
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