title: Acute idiopathic scrotal oedema: four cases and a short review.
abstract: We report four cases of acute idiopathic scrotal oedema, an underreported cause of acute painless or moderately painfull swelling and erythema of the scrotum in young boys. It is a self-limiting disease and to prevent unnecessary surgical exploration or antibiotic therapy, it is very important to distinguish acute idiopathic scrotal oedema from more serious diseases.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Langen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gal
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hulsmann
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: De Nef
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004890:Erythema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012611:Scrotum / Q000503:physiopathology*