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Management

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Most causes of scrotal swelling require referral either for treatment or for firm diagnosis (1). An exception to this rule of thumb is infection causing enlarged glands. An infection can be appropriately treated and the glands checked later although an inguinal abscess may require drainage.

Ref: Update (20/5/98),5.


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