Ruptured Appendicitis Presenting as Acute Scrotal Swelling in a 23-Month-Old Toddler.
Kynes JM, Rauth TP, McMorrow SP
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
BACKGROUND: Acute appendicitis is a common disease process in which timely diagnosis minimizes the risk of complications. OBJECTIVES: This case illustrates one example of the range of clinical presentations of young children with acute appendicitis. CASE REPORT: We describe a case in a young child presenting with an inguinal and scrotal mass that was ultimately due to perforated appendicitis with abscess formation. CONCLUSIONS: In the emergency department evaluation of these children with inguinal or scrotal complaints, we maintain that intra-abdominal processes should be included in the differential.
Published 8 August 2011 in J Emerg Med.
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