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What Causes Swollen Testicle In An Infant?

My son is one year s old! He has a swollen testicle on the right side. so I thought a hot bath an him seating in it would help him an noticed it yesterday day. when he was in the bath for 5 mins it started to get bigger. I got him out of the bath an it was really red an swollen an was purple likes blue. He ran a fever yesterday an didnt feel good an been coughing for 3 days an at night time to. an has had a diaper rash for a week
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Hi...this could be an acute epidymo-orchitis or a torsion testis or a hydrocele. I suggest you to take him to the nearest emergency room as torsion testis is a surgical emergency.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Causes Swollen Testicle In An Infant?

Hi...this could be an acute epidymo-orchitis or a torsion testis or a hydrocele. I suggest you to take him to the nearest emergency room as torsion testis is a surgical emergency. Regards - Dr. Sumanth