title: [Acute idiopathic scrotal edema: a rare or underdiagnosed disease?].
abstract: We present a case of acute idiopathic scrotal oedema diagnosed after surgical scrotal exploration and we discuss its incidence, differential diagnoses and indication of surgery for acute scrotum with boys.
authors.affiliation: Hillerød Sygehus, organkirurgisk afdeling A, urologisk sektion.
authors.forename: Jinan S Hassan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Alshakarchi
authors.forename: Hans-Henrik
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Meyhoff
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery