Acute idiopathic scrotal oedema : four cases and a short review

We report four cases of acute idiopathic scrotal oedema, an underreported cause of acute painless or moderately painfull swelling and erythema of the scrotum in young boys. It is a self-limiting disease and to prevent unnecessary surgical exploration or antibiotic therapy, it is very important to di...

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Published inEuropean journal of pediatrics Vol. 160; no. 7; pp. 455 - 456
Main Authors VAN LANGEN, Annette M. M, GAL, Suzan, HULSMANN, Anton R, DE NEF, Jaak J. E. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 01.07.2001
Berlin Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Edema
Edema - diagnosis
Erythema - diagnosis
Erythema - therapy
Follow-Up Studies
Genital Diseases, Male - diagnosis
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Male
Male genital diseases
Medical sciences
Non tumoral diseases
Remission, Spontaneous
Scrotum - physiopathology
Human
Edema
Scrotal diseases
Idiopathic
Male
Differential diagnostic
Case study
Scrotum
Clinical management
Etiology
Male genital diseases
Child
Bibliographic review
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Summary:We report four cases of acute idiopathic scrotal oedema, an underreported cause of acute painless or moderately painfull swelling and erythema of the scrotum in young boys. It is a self-limiting disease and to prevent unnecessary surgical exploration or antibiotic therapy, it is very important to distinguish acute idiopathic scrotal oedema from more serious diseases.
ISSN:0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s004310100771