Davies SJ, Copping R, Kumar R. Idiopathic scrotal fat necrosis: an unusual cause of scrotal pain.
BMJ Case Rep 2018;
2018:bcr-2017-224087. [PMID:
29666095 DOI:
10.1136/bcr-2017-224087]
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Abstract
The clinical differential diagnosis of scrotal pain with a mass in a prepubertal boy is difficult. Often conditions such as testicular torsion and epididymo-orchitis are diagnosed. We present a rare cause of scrotal pain, idiopathic scrotal fat necrosis. This condition has a typical clinical presentation and ultrasound findings that have been described in a limited number of case reports. However, if it is diagnosed correctly and confirmed with ultrasound, we hope that people will be treated without surgical intervention. We present a case of scrotal wall necrosis and a literature review.
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