Case report
Acute scrotal pain as sole presentation of acute pancreatities

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Highlights

  • Pancreatitis has a myriad of different presentations.

  • Pancreatitis can present with scrotal pain or swelling.

  • Maintain a high index of suspicion when assessing patients with scrotal pain.

Abstract

Pancreatitis has a myriad of different presentations although commonly presents with epigastric pain radiating to the back, nausea and vomiting. There are five case reports in the English literature of scrotal pain and swelling in severe alcoholic pancreatitis, two of which underwent surgical exploration. We present the first case of mild pancreatitis presenting with scrotal pain in the absence of any other symptoms or signs. We conclude that in any patient with unexplained scrotal pain, even in the absence of physical signs the possibility of pancreatitis should be considered.

Keywords

Pancreatitis
Scrotal pain
Diagnosis

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