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Cocaine abuse that presents with acute scrotal pain and mimics testicular torsion

Report case (s) relevant aspects: Man, 27 years old, complaining of acute testicular pain by 2 hours in the remaining left testicle. Denies fever, lower urinary tract symptoms such as dysuria, urinary frequency, concommitant or prior urethral discharge to the painful condition. He underwent right or...

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Autores principales: Tamanini, José Tadeu Nunes, Salzani, Vagner Tadeu, Tamanini, Juliana Milhomem, Iessenco, Filipe, Reis, Leonardo O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27583357
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1677-5538.IBJU.2015.0663
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Sumario:Report case (s) relevant aspects: Man, 27 years old, complaining of acute testicular pain by 2 hours in the remaining left testicle. Denies fever, lower urinary tract symptoms such as dysuria, urinary frequency, concommitant or prior urethral discharge to the painful condition. He underwent right orchiectomy 13 years ago by testicular torsion. He is a chronic user of cocaine for 15 years and during the last three days the drug use was continuous and intense. Proposed premise substantiating case (s) description: Initial diagnostic hypothesis: Syndromic: : Main Etiologic (testicular torsion). Secondary Etiologic (acute orchiepididymitis). Briefly delineates what might it add? Lines of research That Could be Addressed: In this challenging clinical case we presented an alternative and new etiologic diangosis for the acute scrotum which the main etiologic factor remains testicular torsion. This new diangosis is acute testicular ischemia as a complication of cocaine abuse.