Acute scrotum caused by Henoch-Schönlein purpura, with immediate response to short-term steroid therapy

Jacob Ben-Chaim*, Endu Korat, Ofer Shenfeld, Ariyeh Shelhav, Paul Jonas, Benad Goldwasser

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Abstract

The authors report a case of acute scrotum caused by Henoch-Schönlein purpura. It involved bilateral swelling of the epididymis and testes, which was documented by scrotal ultrasonography and which responded immediately to systemic steroid treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1509-1510
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume30
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1995

Keywords

  • Acute scrotum
  • Henoch-Schönlein purpura

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