Scrotal hematoma as a sign of adrenal hemorrhage in newborns
CONTEXT: Bluish discoloration and swelling of the scrotum in newborns can arise from a number of diseases, including torsion of the testes, orchitis, scrotal or testicular edema, hydrocele, inguinal hernia, meconium peritonitis, hematocele, testicular tumor and traumatic hematoma. Forty-two cases of...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2011 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Associação Paulista de Medicina |
| Repository: | São Paulo medical journal (Online) |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.diagnosticoetratamento.emnuvens.com.br:article/1563 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1563 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Hemorragia Hematocele Glândulas supra-renais Doenças das glândulas suprarenais Escroto Hemorrhage Adrenal glands Adrenal gland diseases Scrotum |
| Summary: | CONTEXT: Bluish discoloration and swelling of the scrotum in newborns can arise from a number of diseases, including torsion of the testes, orchitis, scrotal or testicular edema, hydrocele, inguinal hernia, meconium peritonitis, hematocele, testicular tumor and traumatic hematoma. Forty-two cases of scrotal abnormalities as signs of neonatal adrenal hemorrhage were found in the literature. CASE REPORT: We present a case of scrotal hematoma due to adrenal hemorrhage in a newborn. Conservative treatment with clinical follow-up was adopted, with complete resolution within 10 days. The possible differential diagnoses are reviewed and discussed. |
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