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Cocaine abuse that presents with acute scrotal pain and mimics testicular torsion

Overview of attention for article published in International Brazilian Journal of Urology, January 2016
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Title
Cocaine abuse that presents with acute scrotal pain and mimics testicular torsion
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International Brazilian Journal of Urology, January 2016
DOI 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2015.0663
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José Tadeu Nunes Tamanini, Vagner Tadeu Salzani, Juliana Milhomem Tamanini, Filipe Iessenco, Leonardo O. Reis

Abstract

Report case (s) relevant aspects: Man, 27 years old, complaining of acute testicular pain by 2 hours in the remaining left testicle. Denies fever, lower urinary tract symptoms such as dysuria, urinary frequency, concommitant or prior urethral discharge to the painful condition. He underwent right orchiectomy 13 years ago by testicular torsion. He is a chronic user of cocaine for 15 years and during the last three days the drug use was continuous and intense. Proposed premise substantiating case (s) description: Initial diagnostic hypothesis: Syndromic: Acute Scrotum Syndrome (SEA) • Main Etiologic (testicular torsion) • Secondary Etiologic (acute orchiepididymitis) Briefly delineates what might it add? Lines of research That Could be Addressed: In this challenging clinical case we presented an alternative and new etiologic diangosis for the acute scrotum which the main etiologic factor remains testicular torsion. This new diangosis is acute testicular ischemia as a complication of cocaine abuse.

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Unknown 12 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 3 25%
Student > Bachelor 3 25%
Student > Doctoral Student 1 8%
Professor 1 8%
Student > Master 1 8%
Other 1 8%
Unknown 2 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 6 50%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 17%
Unknown 4 33%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 April 2022.
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#4,453,061
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#64
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#7
of 58 outputs
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