Henoch-Schonlein purpura, or anaphylactoid purpura, is a systemic vasculitis characterized by nonthrombocytopenic purpura and skin, joint, intestinal, and genitourinary involvement. There is unknown etiology and its urologic significances include
renal
parenchymal involvement, urethritis, renal pelvis bleeding, and acute pain and swelling of the spermatic cord and scrotum. Scrotal involvement has been reported in up to one third of patients. The disesase is self-limiting, but it is important to
distinguish it from testicular torsion because of similar symptoms and prevalent age, and different treatment option.
We have experienced one case of Henoch-Schonlein purpura with scrotal swelling. The patient was a 3 year old boy and his chief complaints were purpuric skin rash, arthralgia, abdominal pain, and sorotal swelling. The scrotal swelling was improved
without complication for 4 days hospitalization. So we reported this literatures.
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