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Acute Testicular Pain
, Testicular Pain, Scrotal Pain, Acute Scrotum, Orchialgia, Orchidodynia
See Also
Groin Pain
Scrotal Mass
Chronic Testicular Pain
Causes
Common Acute Causes of Scrotal Pain
Testicular Torsion
Torsion of Testicular Appendage
Epididymitis
Orchitis
Traumatic Injury
to
Scrotum
Strangulated or incarcerated
Inguinal Hernia
Causes
Referred Scrotal Pain
Renal Colic
Acute Appendicitis
(esp. retrocecal appendix)
Diverticulitis
Acute Pancreatitis
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Ask about cauda equina symptoms if
Lumbar Radiculopathy
is suspected
Causes
Uncommon Acute Causes of Scrotal Pain
Testicular Cancer
(5% of Testicular Pain cases)
Familial mediterranean fever
Henoch Schonlein Purpura
Cysticercosis
Local
Hemorrhage
Associated with
Testicular Cancer
Associated with testicular appendage
Tick Bite
or venomous bite
Torsion of
Spermatocele
Torsion of
Cavernous Lymphangioma
Fournier Gangrene
Resources
Gordhan (2015) Korean J Urol
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294852/
References
Cristoforo (2019) Crit Dec Emerg Med 33(10): 15-20
Barloon (1996) Am Fam Physician 53(3):1734-40 [PubMed]
Crawford (2014) Am Fam Physician 89(9): 723-7 [PubMed]
LeBlanc (2013) Am Fam Physician 87(12): 844-8 [PubMed]
Sharer (1982) Surg Clin North Am 62:955-70 [PubMed]
Son (1985) Prim Care 12:637-46 [PubMed]
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