An Idiopathic Infected Hydrocele in Neonate.
- Author:
Yong Soon YIM
1
;
Byoung Wook SEO
;
Young Ho PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infected hydrocele;
Neonates;
Scrotum
- MeSH:
Emergencies;
Humans;
Infant, Newborn*;
Scrotum
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1999;40(7):945-946
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute scrotal swelling is unusual in neonates and it should be treated as an emergency, especially in case with a clear urine. Only a few cases of an infected hydrocele have been previously described in the neonateal period. We report a 29-days-old newborn who presented with acute scrotal swelling that proved to be an idiopathic infected hydrocele on surgical exploration.
