Stanford School of Medicine
Newborn Nursery at LPCH

Acute Testicular Torsion

photo by Anthoy Burgos, MD

This otherwise well infant presented with acute color change of the scrotum. The right testicle was torsed and the baby was taken emergently to surgery. Surprisingly, infants with acute torsion may not exhibit signs associated with pain; as in this case, this condition may be an unexpected finding on routine physical examination.

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