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      Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage presenting as “Acute Scrotum”-looking beyond the obvious: a sonographic insight

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          Abstract

          Acute swelling and discoloration of scrotum in new born can have many localized causes like testicular torsion, inguinal hernia, scrotal or testicular edema, hydrocele, or even remote causes like adrenal hemorrhage. We report a neonate of adrenal hemorrhage presenting clinically as acute scrotum misguiding the clinician to rule out a local scrotal pathology. As the local clinical examination is not reliable in a newborn, it definitely requires an imaging evaluation to establish the diagnosis. This case report emphasizes being aware of the clinical association of acute adrenal hemorrhage and an acute scrotum and the role of ultrasonography in the evaluation of the various differential diagnoses leading to an acute scrotum. An optimum sonographic examination helps in suspecting an abdominal pathology as a cause of acute scrotum and in establishing the specific diagnosis of adrenal hemorrhage to avoid an unnecessary surgical exploration.

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          La tumefazione acuta con pallore dello scroto nel neonato può avere molteplici cause come la torsione testicolare, l’ernia inguinale, l’edema scrotale o testicolare, l’idrocele e anche cause remote come l’emorragia surrenalica. Riportiamo il caso di emorragia surrenalica di un neonato che si presenta clinicamente come scroto acuto, portando il medico al dubbio di una patologia scrotale locale. Poiché l’esame clinico nel neonato è difficile, si richiede necessariamente una valutazione di imaging per formulare la diagnosi. Il caso riportato vuole sottolineare la possibilità di una associazione di emorragia surrenalica acuta con scroto acuto, nonché il ruolo dell’ecografia nella valutazione delle varie diagnosi differenziali dello scroto acuto. Un esame ecografico ottimale aiuta nell’identificare il sospetto di patologia addominale come causa di scroto acuto e a stabilire la diagnosi specifica dell’emorragia surrenalica al fine di evitare un’inutile esplorazione chirurgica.

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          +91-11-22692441 , drshuchi@hotmail.com
          Journal
          J Ultrasound
          J Ultrasound
          Journal of Ultrasound
          Springer International Publishing (Cham )
          1971-3495
          1876-7931
          28 April 2017
          September 2017
          : 20
          : 3
          : 253-259
          Affiliations
          [1 ] ISNI 0000 0004 1806 781X, GRID grid.412444.3, Department of Radio-diagnosis, , University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, ; Dilshad Garden, Delhi, 110095 India
          [2 ] ISNI 0000 0004 1806 781X, GRID grid.412444.3, Department of Pediatrics, , University College of Medical Sciences (University of Delhi) and GTB Hospital, ; Dilshad Garden, Delhi, 110095 India
          Article
          PMC5573699 PMC5573699 5573699 248
          10.1007/s40477-017-0248-3
          5573699
          28900528
          4a662337-a430-4d79-b837-81a93ea9d36b
          © Società Italiana di Ultrasonologia in Medicina e Biologia (SIUMB) 2017
          History
          : 13 October 2016
          : 14 April 2017
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          © Società Italiana di Ultrasonologia in Medicina e Biologia (SIUMB) 2017

          Adrenal hemorrhage,Ultrasonography,Acute scrotum
          Adrenal hemorrhage, Ultrasonography, Acute scrotum

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