Diagnosis of Henoch-Schönlein purpura by sonography and radionuclear scanning in a child presenting with bilateral acute scrotum

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 192-195

  Huang, Li Hsin ^a   Yeung, Chun Yan ^a,b,d   Shyur, Shyh Dar ^a   Lee, Hung Chang ^a,c   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a   Wang, Nien Lu ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Mackay Junior School of Nursing   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Preschool child; Sch nlein Henoch purpura; Scrotum; Spermatic cord torsion; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMOORCHITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PERINEUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCINTISCANNING; SCROTUM DISORDER; SYMPTOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDIDYMITIS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHITIS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; SCROTUM;

EID: 3142552326     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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