title: Perspective in Pediatric Pathology, Chapter 24. Testicular Inflammatory Processes in Pediatric Patients.
abstract: Acute scrotal pain in children represents a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. An important initial differentiation should be made between epididymitis and other processes that cause acute scrotal pain, such as testicular torsion and tumor. Infectious agents disseminating through the blood flow can damage the testis by causing orchitis. On the other hand, infections ascending via spermatic pathways typically lead to epididymitis [ 1 ].
authors: 1 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28029, Spain.
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Nistal
authors: 2 Department of Cell Biology, Universidad de Alcala, Madrid, Spain.
authors: Ricardo
authors: R
authors: Paniagua
authors: 1 Department of Pathology, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28029, Spain.
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: González-Peramato
authors: 3 Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA.
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Reyes-Múgica
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D008297:Male; D013733:Testicular Diseases
keywords: epididymitis; meconium periorchitis; orchitis; periorchitis; testicular inflammation