Acute Epididymo-orchitis
Section Editor: Dharam M. Ramnani, MD
Virginia Urology, Richmond, VA, USA
Image Description
An atrophic seminiferous tubule containing residual germ cells and Sertoli cells. It is surrounded by a dense infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells. Some cases of acute epididymo-orchitis heal with deposition of fibrous tissue. Others persist and go on to become chronic epididymo-orchitis.