II. Causes: Common Acute Causes of Scrotal Pain
- Testicular Torsion
- Torsion of Testicular Appendage
- Epididymitis
- Orchitis
- Traumatic Injury to Scrotum
- Strangulated or incarcerated Inguinal Hernia
III. Causes: Referred Scrotal Pain
- Renal Colic
- Acute appendicitis (esp. retrocecal appendix)
- Diverticulitis
- Pancreatitis
-
Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Ask about cauda equina symptoms if Lumbar Radiculopathy is suspected
IV. 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
V. Resources
- Gordhan (2015) Korean J Urol
VI. 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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| Definition (NCI) | A painful sensation in the testis. |
| Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort in the testis. |
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| SnomedCT | 63901009, 247344005, 139425007, 155916006, 300491004, 198087004, 198076007 |
| English | TESTICULAR PAIN, TESTES PAIN, TESTIS PAIN, Pain in testicle, pain in the testes, testicular pain (symptom), testicular pain, Ache in testis, Testicular Pain, orchialgia, pain in testis, teste pain, testicle pain, testis pain, Pain;testes, testes pain, pain in testicle, Pain in testicle (disorder), Pain of testes (finding), Testicular pain, Testicle painful, Pain in testis, Pain of testes, Orchialgia, Orchidalgia, Orchidodynia, Pain in testicle (finding), pain; testis, testis; pain, Orchialgia, NOS, Orchidalgia, NOS, Orchidodynia, NOS, Testicular pain, NOS, pain in testes |
| Italian | Dolore del testicolo, Dolore al testicolo |
| Dutch | pijn in testis, pijn; testis, testis; pijn, testiculaire pijn |
| French | Douleur dans une testicule, DOULEUR TESTICULAIRE, Douleur testiculaire |
| German | Schmerz im Hoden, HODENSCHMERZ, Hodenschmerz |
| Portuguese | Moinha testicular, Dor no testículo, DOR TESTICULAR, Dor testicular |
| Spanish | Dolor en testículos, Dolor de testículos, TESTICULO, DOLOR, dolor testicular (hallazgo), dolor testicular, orquialgia, orquidalgia, orquidodinia, Dolor testicular |
| Japanese | 精巣痛, ｾｲｿｳﾂｳ |
| Czech | Testikulární bolest, Bolest ve varleti, Bolest varlete |
| Hungarian | Testicularis fájdalom, Fájdalom a herében, Herefájdalom |
Ontology: Pain in scrotum (C0236078)
| Definition (NCI_CTCAE) | A disorder characterized by marked discomfort sensation in the scrotal area. |
| Definition (NCI) | Painful sensation in the scrotal area. |
| Concepts | Sign or Symptom (T184) |
| SnomedCT | 20502007, 139430006, 162150007 |
| English | SCROTAL PAIN, Pain in scrotum, scrotal pain, scrotal pain (symptom), Scrotal Pain, Pain of scrotum, pain in scrotum, pain scrotal, Pain;scrotum, pain scrotum, pains scrotal, scrotum pain, Scrotum painful, Scrotal pain, Pain in scrotum (finding), pain; scrotum, scrotum; pain, pain in the scrotum |
| Italian | Dolore dello scroto |
| Japanese | 陰嚢痛, ｲﾝﾉｳﾂｳ |
| Portuguese | DOR ESCROTAL, Dor no escroto |
| French | DOULEUR SCROTALE, Douleur du scrotum |
| Spanish | ESCROTO, DOLOR, dolor del escroto, dolor en escroto (hallazgo), dolor en escroto, dolor del escroto (hallazgo), dolor escrotal, Dolor de escroto |
| German | SKROTALSCHMERZ, Skrotumschmerz |
| Czech | Bolest skrota |
| Hungarian | Scrotalis fájdalom |
| Dutch | pijn; scrotum, scrotum; pijn, balzakpijn |
