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A 58-year-old male asked:
Got a hard pea sized lump attached to my left testicle with slight sharp pains and an ach seen doctor ?
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Dr. Emerson Knightanswered
Urology 49 years experience
Prob epidudymitid: most likely cause of the symptoms you describe in someone your age is an infection of the epididymis usually treated with antibiotics and anti inflammatory meds like ibuprofen . However I recommend you be examined by a urologist and get a testicular ultrasound.
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Dr. Katharine Cox commented
Pediatric Emergency Medicine 46 years experience
Have an ultrasound and be seen.
Sep 14, 2015
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