"Acute scrotum" in Henoch-Schönlein syndrome.
Two patients with Henoch-Schönlein syndrome presented with clinical pictures mimicking testicular torsion. No evidence of testicular torsion was found. A review of the literature revealed that testis torsion is very rarely associated with testicular involvement in Henoch-Schönlein syndrome, and hence only rarely is surgical exploration required.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome