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What Causes Enlarged Scrotum In Children?

Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2014

Question: my sister has three children. one eldest daughter and two sons. her youngest son is two months old. many of our family friends who saw the baby, noticed and remarked that his testis are bigger then normal babies of his age! my sister is a bit tensed...please can u also see and tell if its normal or abnormal. thank you very much.

Answered by Dr. Irshad H Naqvi (41 minutes later)

Brief Answer: normal/congenital hernia Detailed Answer: Hi Dear Welcome to the HCM. Please upload the photograph of the local area in the follow up query so that I can get the exact idea of the problem. Many times it is quite normal to have some laxed / enlarged scrotum and testicles in a full term baby. Occasionally in male babies a condition develops called as congenital hernia (means a persistance of a continuiety from abdomnal cavity to the scrotal cavity). This can only be confirmed/ ruled out by local examination / photograph of the sight. Hope the query is answered. thanks Please feel free for the further explanation

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Follow up: Dr. Irshad H Naqvi (11 minutes later)

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Answered by Dr. Irshad H Naqvi (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Yes, enlarged but could be normal Detailed Answer: Hi, It is enlarged scrotum. Appears to be normal. Congential hernia is less likely. Ultra sound of the scrotum will reveal every possibility. Still I feel that every thing is ok. Nothing appears to be abnormal. Have a consultation with your paediatrician for the spot diagnosis. Hope the query is answered. Thanks, Dr Irshad Husain

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