Pyocele of the scrotum in the pediatric patient. 2012

Kate H Kraft, and Sarah M Lambert, and Howard M Snyder, and Douglas A Canning
Division of Urology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA.

Pyocele of the scrotum has been reported but is not well described in the pediatric population. The majority of published cases have been treated definitively with surgical drainage, and the severity of some cases has led to orchiectomy. We report a cases series of four boys with idiopathic pyocele, two of whom were managed successfully without operative intervention. Of these, one case was likely due to hematogenous spread of infection, and one case was secondary to spread of abdominal contamination via a patent processus vaginalis. To our knowledge, this is the first case series reporting non-surgical management of infant pyocele. Although rare, this clinical entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute scrotum in the pediatric patient.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297 Male Males
D009919 Orchiectomy The surgical removal of one or both testicles. Castration, Male,Orchidectomy,Castrations, Male,Male Castration,Male Castrations,Orchidectomies,Orchiectomies
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004322 Drainage The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000038 Abscess Accumulation of purulent material in tissues, organs, or circumscribed spaces, usually associated with signs of infection. Abscesses
D012611 Scrotum A cutaneous pouch of skin containing the testicles and spermatic cords. Scrotums

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