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Michael, a 21-year-old man, presents to an Emergency Department with a 5 h history of pain and swelling of the left scrotum. The pain came on gradually and is increasing in severity. He has not noticed urethral discharge or dysuria, and there has been no frequency, hesitancy, or urgency of micturition, nocturia, hematuria, or abdominal or loin pain. There is no history of trauma. His general health is good and he is not receiving any medication.

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McMillan, A. (2009). A Man with Scrotal Pain. In: Sexually Transmissible Infections in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-557-4_13

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