Sawyer E K, Anderson J R
Concentra Occupational Health Centers, Livonia, MI 48151-0869, USA.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1996 Jun;88(6):385-7.
Occupational medicine physicians frequently are presented with requests by employers to determine the work-relatedness of medical illnesses or injuries. Occasionally, this involves a sudden onset of acute epididymitis in the male employee after strenuous activity in the workplace. Because the vast majority of acute epididymitis cases have an underlying sexually transmitted disease component, this poses a real dilemma for the consulting physician. This article discusses the etiology and pathogenesis of acute epididymitis along with its epidemiologic significance and reviews workers' compensation and its possible legal interpretation when acute epididymitis occurs at the worksite.
职业医学医生经常会收到雇主的请求，要求确定疾病或损伤与工作的相关性。偶尔，这涉及到男性员工在工作场所剧烈活动后突然患上急性附睾炎。由于绝大多数急性附睾炎病例都有潜在的性传播疾病因素，这给会诊医生带来了真正的困境。本文讨论了急性附睾炎的病因、发病机制及其流行病学意义，并回顾了工伤赔偿以及在工作场所发生急性附睾炎时可能的法律解释。
