Acute testicular pain.

Acute testicular pain.

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Testicular ultrasound in acute scrotal pain - beyond testicular torsion

Acute testicular disorders.

Introduction Acute scrotal pain with or without swelling and erythema in the child or adolescent male should be treated as an emergent condition. The differential diagnosis includes: torsion of the spermatic cord, appendix testis or epididymis, epididymitis/orchitis, hernia, hydrocele, trauma, sexual abuse, tumor, idiopathic scrotal edema (dermatitis/insect bite), cellulitis, and vasculitis (He...

Testicular pain following vasectomy: a review of postvasectomy pain syndrome.

Since the late 1970s the definition and etiology of chronic testicular pain following vasectomy has been evolving, as have the names for this syndrome, including postvasectomy orchalgia (Shapiro and Silber, 1979), late postvasectomy syndrome (Selikowitz and Schned, 1985), congestive epididymitis (Schmidt and Free, 1978), chronic testicular pain (McMahon et al, 1992), and postvasectomy pain synd...

Testicular Pain Associated With Minocycline Use

Two males ages 16 and 23 years presented with new testicular pain while taking minocycline. Both patients experienced resolution of their symptoms only after minocycline discontinuation. Testicular pain with minocycline use has been previously described, however only in the setting of systemic autoimmune reactions (which were absent here). These cases represent probable rare adverse reactions t...