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There is only one previous reference in the radiological literature describing the ultrasound (US) appearance of male genitalia involvement in Henoch-Schönlein disease (HSD). Very rarely the “acute scrotum” may be the first symptom and could lead to a testicular torsion misdiagnosis. We report two cases of acute scrotal involvement in two patients with HSD, in one of whom the involvement was bilateral accompanied by general symptoms of HSD. In the other it was unilateral and isolated making it difficult to differentiate from testicular torsion. The US appearance, with normal or minimally affected testis, is useful in differential diagnosis.
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del Pozo, G., Miralles, M.M., Lozano, V. et al. Ultrasonographic appearance of the “acute scrotum” in Henoch-Schönlein disease: two case report and literature review. Eur. Radiol. 2, 488–490 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176359
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