Vol 22, No 2 (2019)
Clinical vignette
Published online: 2019-07-31
False-positive halo sign on testicular scintigraphy in a 2-year-old boy with epididymo-orchitis
Abstract
We reported a case of 2-year-old child where epididymo-orchitis was misdiagnosed as testicular torsion on scrotal scintigraphy. The scan showed that left hemiscrotum demonstrated a rim of increased activity with a photopenic center in the left testis (halo sign). At surgery, epididymo-orchitis was detected and there was no testicular torsion.
Keywords: testicular scintigraphytorsion99mTc pertechnetate
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