title: An unusual presentation of acute scrotum after appendicitis.
abstract: Acute scrotum following perforated appendicitis is a rare complication. This usually occurs in the presence of a patent processus vaginalis in children. We report a case of acute scrotum presenting after appendectomy for perforated appendicitis in a young adult.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Y F A
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cwilde
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chee
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012611:Scrotum / Q000382:microbiology