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Adult acute idiopathic scrotal edema. 1994

S B Brandes, and M J Chelsky, and P M Hanno

Department of Urology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

We report here a rare case of adult acute idiopathic scrotal edema (AISE). Its characteristics and management are the same for adults as for prepubertal boys. AISE typically affects prepubertal boys, with an acute onset of a relatively painless scrotal erythema and subcutaneous edema, which resolves spontaneously, without sequela, in 1 to 3 days. The erythema and swelling can also extend to the perineum, abdomen, or penis. Its diagnosis is primarily made by exclusion. Vital signs, urinalysis, urine and tissue culture, and white blood cell count are normal. Palpably normal scrotal contents on physical examination and thickened scrotal wall and normal testis arterial flow on scrotal ultrasound with color flow Doppler further confirm the diagnosis. Differentiating AISE from a scrotal surgical emergency is essential in order to avoid unnecessary exploration.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010409	Penile Diseases	Pathological processes involving the PENIS or its component tissues.	Penis Diseases,Disease, Penile,Disease, Penis,Diseases, Penile,Diseases, Penis,Penile Disease,Penis Disease
D004487	Edema	Abnormal fluid accumulation in TISSUES or body cavities. Most cases of edema are present under the SKIN in SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE.	Dropsy,Hydrops,Anasarca
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D005832	Genital Diseases, Male	Pathological processes involving the male reproductive tract (GENITALIA, MALE).	Male Genital Diseases,Disease, Male Genital,Diseases, Male Genital,Genital Disease, Male,Male Genital Disease
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208	Acute Disease	Disease having a short and relatively severe course.	Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012611	Scrotum	A cutaneous pouch of skin containing the testicles and spermatic cords.	Scrotums
D018615	Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color	Ultrasonography applying the Doppler effect, with the superposition of flow information as colors on a gray scale in a real-time image. This type of ultrasonography is well-suited to identifying the location of high-velocity flow (such as in a stenosis) or of mapping the extent of flow in a certain region.	Doppler Ultrasonography, Color,Ultrasonography, Color Doppler,Color Doppler Ultrasonography,Color Ultrasonography, Doppler,Doppler Color Ultrasonography,Ultrasonography, Doppler Color