title: [Acute scrotum: unusual presentation of Schönlein-Henoch purpura].
abstract: Being a systemic vasculitis, Schöenlein-Henoch purpura may affect the scrotum and its content. According to the series studied, this occurs in about 10% patients (2-38%) and sometimes requires a differential diagnosis with the spermatic cord torsion. An isotopic study with 99Tc may avoid a surgical procedure quite often unnecessary. In the case reported here, vasculitis presented as an acute scrotum, which is highly infrequent in the literature and makes a correct presumption diagnosis extraordinary difficult.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Asturias.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Suarez González
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pello Fonseca
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivas del Fresno
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cuervo Calvo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Castaño González-Coto
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alonso Ordoñez
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Herrero Alvarez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Muruamendiaraz Fernández
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum