title: [Idiopathic scrotal edema: report of two cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report two cases of acute idiopathic scrotal edema.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the cases of two 12-year-old male patients presenting at the emergency department of our hospital with pain, edema and erythema in one hemiscrotum without history of trauma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  On physical examination both patients showed red hemiscrotum skin and increase of the size with normal testicles and epididymis. With the diagnosis of acute scrotum testicular ultrasound were performed and showed heterogeneous edema of the scrotal skin with increased in Doppler flows and normal testicles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acute idiopathic scrotal edema is a self-limited pathology which basically affects children before puberty and should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute scrotum to avoid aggressive interventions.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, España. jorge_planelles@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Planelles Gómez
authors.forename: Jose Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Beltrán Armada
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beamud Cortés
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pastor Navarro
authors.forename: Aleixandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vergés Prósper
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rubio Tortosa
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: San Juan de Laorden
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D014463:Ultrasonography