title: Perforated appendicitis presenting as torsion of spermatic cord.
abstract: A case of perforated appendicitis presenting as acute scrotal swelling and erythema is reported. A hydrocele containing cloudy fluid was encountered on surgical exploration suggesting the intra-abdominal pathology.
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis*