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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;14(3):119-20.
doi: 10.4103/0971-9261.57707.

Scrotal abscess with a rare cause

Khizer Mansoor  1 , Ram Samujh, Yasen Fayez Alalayet
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Case Reports

Scrotal abscess with a rare cause

Khizer Mansoor et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

A 4-year-old boy presented with a short history of right-sided acute scrotal pain and swelling. At exploration, pus was found in the hemiscrotum but no local cause could be found. Further exploration showed the pus coming through a patent processus vaginalis from a collection in the right iliac fossa secondary to acute appendicitis.

Keywords: Acute scrotum; scrotal abscess; scrotal swelling.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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