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IDIOPATHIC SCROTAL ŒDEMA OF CHILDREN
Author(s) -
Hanstead B.,
John H. T.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1964.tb09490.x
Subject(s) - scrotum , testicular torsion , medicine , dermatology , acute scrotum , torsion (gastropod) , pediatrics , surgery
SUMMARY Seven cases of idiopathic œdema of the scrotum are described, and the importance of differentiating the condition from torsion of the testis and other acute swelling of the scrotum in children is emphasised. The ætiology of the œdema is uncertain but may be an allergic phenomenon.