[Acute scrotum: unusual presentation of Schönlein-Henoch purpura]

Abstract

Being a systemic vasculitis, Schöenlein-Henoch purpura may affect the scrotum and its content. According to the series studied, this occurs in about 10% patients (2-38%) and sometimes requires a differential diagnosis with the spermatic cord torsion. An isotopic study with 99Tc may avoid a surgical procedure quite often unnecessary. In the case reported here, vasculitis presented as an acute scrotum, which is highly infrequent in the literature and makes a correct presumption diagnosis extraordinary difficult.