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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Familial Mediterranean fever as an unusual cause of acute scrotum.

Rolf BeetzE. LauschMargit Fisch

subject

Maleendocrine systemmedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseasesUrologyFamilial Mediterranean feverAcute scrotumurologic and male genital diseasesScrotumMedicineTesticular torsionHumansLeukemic Infiltrationurogenital systembusiness.industryInfantmedicine.diseaseSurgeryFamilial Mediterranean Feversurgical procedures operativemedicine.anatomical_structureScrotumOrchitisIncarcerated Inguinal HerniaGenital Diseases MalebusinessVasculitis

description

Correct preoperative diagnosis is the crucial step in the management of acute scrotum. With the adjunct of color Doppler ultrasound, torsion of testicular appendages, epidydimitis and orchitis as the more common nonsurgical causes are differentiated reliably from testicular torsion or incarcerated inguinal hernia. Less frequently, acute scrotal swelling is the initial symptom of systemic disorders. Leukemic infiltration of the testis or scrotal involvement in vasculitis

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2001-04-01The Journal of urology
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11257698