Testicular torsion in a patient with Cohen syndrome

• DOI: 10.5152/tud.2015.27136
• Publication Date: 2015-03-06T16:21:19Z
• Authors: Omer Yilmaz; Cumhur Yesildal; Ercan Malkoc; Hasan Soydan
• Keywords: Groin; Epididymitis; Orchitis; Testicular pain; Scrotal Pain

Cohen syndrome is an extremely rare autosomal recessive disorder. A 12-year-old boy with applied to a primary health care center because of severe pain in the left groin and was diagnosed epididymo-orchitis. Despite administered antibiotic treatment, increased. Therefore, family brought patient emergency department 16 h after first diagnosis. The had mild mental retardation, myopia, craniofacial dysmorphism, which are components syndrome. There no blood flow on testicle at color Doppler ultrasonography. Further, scrotal exploration performed high risk torsion. torsioned, dark blue. Revascularization could not be achieved by detorsion; orchiectomy right testicular fixation were then conducted. In conclusion, best our knowledge, this reported case torsion If has acute pain, should immediately ruled out These patients may clearly correctly express themselves retardation. Moreover, detailed genitourinary, particularly examination clarify omitted pathologies make them well known future