Non-traumatic testicular rupture following episode of epididymo-orchitis
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Epididymo-orchitis is not uncommon in pediatric patients, and typically responds well to conservative treatment and antibiotics without additional sequelae. Testicular rupture is most commonly associated with testicular trauma, but has been reported in the adult population. We report the first case to our knowledge of nontraumatic, spontaneous testicular rupture in a pediatric patient being treated conservatively for epididymo-orchitis.
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