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1)INFECTION OF PENIS:inflammation of glans and prepuce may be caused by a specific or non-specific infection in non-specific infection ,or balanitis,lack of personal hygiene is an important predisposing factor,especially PHIMOSIS is present ,i.e,the orifice in the foreskin(prepuse) is too small to allow for its normal retraction .if the infection becomes chronic there may be fibrosis of the foreskin,which increases the phimosis2)INFECTION OF URETHRA :gonococcal urethrites is the most common specific infection .non-specific infection may be spread from the bladder(cystitis).or be introduced dyring catherisation,cystosscopy or surgery.both types may spread throughout the system to the prostate,seminal vesicles,epididymis and testes.if infection becomes chronic,fibrosis may causes urethral structure or obstrucation,leading to retention of urine3)INFECTION OF TESTES A)ORCHITIS :(inflammation of the testis):this is more commonly caused by mumps viruses,blood dorne from the parotid glands.acute inflammationwith oedema occurs about 1 week after apperance of parotid swelling the infection is ussually unilateral but,if bilateral,severe damage to germinal epithelium of the seminiferous tubules may  result in sterilityB)UNDESENDED TESTIS(CRYPTORCHIDISM)during embronic life the testes develop with the abdominal cavity,but desends into the scrotum prior to birth .if they fail to do this and the condition is not corected ,infertilty is like to follow and the risk of testicular cancer is increased.C)HYDROCELE:this is the most common from of scrotal swelling and is accumulation of serous  fluid in the tunica vaginalis.the onset may be acute and painfull or chronic,it may be congenital or be secondary to another disorder of the testis or epididymis          

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