[Acute scrotum: unusual presentation of Schönlein-Henoch purpura].
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.
Suarez González
J A
JA
Servicio de Urología, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Asturias.
Pello Fonseca
J M
JM
Rivas del Fresno
M
M
Cuervo Calvo
F J
FJ
Castaño González-Coto
D
D
Alonso Ordoñez
M A
MA
Herrero Alvarez
M C
MC
Muruamendiaraz Fernández
V
V
D002648:Child; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum