title: Henoch-Schönlein purpura without systemic involvement beginning with acute scrotum and mimicking torsion of testis.
abstract: Henoch-Sch&ouml;nlein purpura (HSP) is the most common systemic vasculitis in children. Typical presentations of HSP are palpable purpura of the small vessels in the hips and lower limbs, abdominal pain, arthritis, and hematuria. Scrotal involvement manifested by the presence of scrotal pain and swelling during the course of the disease is rarely seen. HSP without systemic involvement with acute scrotum mimicking testicular torsion is even rare in the medical literature. In most cases, patients with this disease achieve complete recovery. Herein, we report an interesting HSP case with skin symptoms but without systemic involvement and then progression to acute scrotum resembling torsion of testis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology and Dermatology, Haydarpasa Numune Training Hospital, Istanbul. leventverim@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verim
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cebeci
authors.forename: M Remzi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Somay
mesh_terms: D059787:Acute Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011695:IgA Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis*