Acta Med. 2018, 61: 37-39

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.22

Fountain’s Sign as a Diagnostic Key in Acute Idiopathic Scrotal Edema: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Dimitrios Patouliasa, Vasileios Rafailidisb, Thomas Feidantsisc, Maria Kalogiroud, Dimitrios Rafailidise, Ioannis Patouliasc

aDepartment of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Veria, Veria, Greece
bDepartment of Radiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital ‘AHEPA’, Thessaloniki, Greece
c1st Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, General Hospital ‘G. Gennimatas’, Thessaloniki, Greece
dHealth Center of Kalambaka, General Hospital of Trikala, Trikala, Greece
eDepartment of Radiology, General Hospital ‘G. Gennimatas’, Thessaloniki, Greece

Received November 5, 2017
Accepted March 27, 2018

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