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
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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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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