title: Idiopathic infant pyocele: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pyocele is a rare emergent urologic condition that requires rapid recognition and treatment to prevent testicular loss. Cases of pediatric pyocele have not been previously reported in the emergency medicine literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a case of a 6-week-old male who presented to the emergency department for a sepsis evaluation. The patient displayed subtle scrotal findings but had an otherwise benign physical examination. Subsequent sonographic imaging suggested a possible scrotal abscess and surgical exploration revealed a pyocele. A literature review of previously reported cases of patients with pyocele is also presented. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: A pyocele is a rare cause of both an acute scrotum and neonatal fever. It is important for emergency physicians to consider this entity when evaluating pediatric patients with fever, particularly those with symptoms related to the scrotum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York; Downstate College of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Terentiev
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Eitan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dickman
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zerzan
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arroyo
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: acute scrotum; idiopathic; infected hydrocele; pyocele