Torsion of vermiform appendix: cause of acutely painful scrotum.
An unusual case is reported of a two-month-old infant who presented with an acutely painful swollen scrotum which at exploration was found to be secondary to a torsion of the tip of the vermiform appendix.
D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis