Acute epididymo-orchitis in an undescended testicle.
Establishing the diagnosis of a groin lump may be difficult, largely due to the large number of potential differential diagnoses. Indeed, this case was originally referred as a strangulated hernia. Despite the final diagnosis being infection of an undescended testicle, the patient did not report that he only ever had one scrotal testicle despite his 78 years of age.
Overstall
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Department of Surgery, St George's Hospital, Tooting, London, UK.
Cunnick
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Raja
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D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods; D009920:Orchitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin